Ecophysiology of root systems-environment interaction

• Main Author: Omer Falik (auth)
• Other Authors: Shimon Rachmilevitch (auth), Douglas Godbold (auth), Boris Rewald (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; ectomycorrhiza; Infertile soils; plasticity; deep roots; earthworms; rhizosphere; root systems; neighbour perception; root traits; rhizobacteria; drought; heavy metal
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

There is a scarcity of detailed information regarding the ecophysiology of root systems and the way root system functioning is affected by both internal and external factors. Furthermore, global climate change is expected to increase the intensity of climate extremes, such as severe drought, heat wa...