Using coloured roots to study root interaction and competition in intercropped legumes and non-legumes
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Using coloured roots to study root interaction and competition in intercropped legumes and non-legumes. / Tosti, Giacomo; Thorup-Kristensen, Kristian.
I: Journal of Plant Ecology, Bind 3, Nr. 3, 2010, s. 191-199.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Using coloured roots to study root interaction and competition in intercropped legumes and non-legumes
AU - Tosti, Giacomo
AU - Thorup-Kristensen, Kristian
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Root interactions between neighbour plants represent a fundamental aspect of the competitive dynamics in pure stand and mixed cropping systems. The comprehension of such phenomena places big methodological challenges, and still needs clarification. The objectives of this work were (i) to test if a species with coloured roots can be used to examine the interaction in a legume-non-legume intercropping system; (ii) to verify the importance of initial root growth on the successive root development of mixture component plants; (iii) to test if the root interaction in the shallow layers has consequences for deep root growth and (iv) to compare the effect of intraspecific and interspecific competition on root development and biomass growth.
AB - Root interactions between neighbour plants represent a fundamental aspect of the competitive dynamics in pure stand and mixed cropping systems. The comprehension of such phenomena places big methodological challenges, and still needs clarification. The objectives of this work were (i) to test if a species with coloured roots can be used to examine the interaction in a legume-non-legume intercropping system; (ii) to verify the importance of initial root growth on the successive root development of mixture component plants; (iii) to test if the root interaction in the shallow layers has consequences for deep root growth and (iv) to compare the effect of intraspecific and interspecific competition on root development and biomass growth.
U2 - 10.1093/jpe/rtq014
DO - 10.1093/jpe/rtq014
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
SP - 191
EP - 199
JO - Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
JF - Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
SN - 1005-264X
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 20171532