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Aquatic Root Adaptations

Aquatic Root Adaptations is a biological construct that refers to specialized morphological, anatomical, and physiological traits evolved in plant root systems to facilitate survival, gas exchange, nutrient uptake, and anchorage in submerged or water-saturated environments.

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Authors

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2017–2026

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Benefits of flooding-induced aquatic adventitious roots depend on the duration of submergence: linking plant performance to root functioning

Qian Zhang, Heidrun Huber, Simone J. M. Beljaars et al. · Annals of Botany · 2017 · 68 citations · Full text

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Morphological responses to water-level fluctuations of two submerged macrophytes, Myriophyllum spicatum and Hydrilla verticillata

Xiaoying Zhang, Xu Liu, Qiannan Ding · Journal of Plant Ecology · 2012 · 41 citations · Full text

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Biological adaptive mechanisms displayed by a freshwater plant to live in aquatic and terrestrial environments

Shijuan Han, Zhenfei Xing, Hongsheng Jiang et al. · Environmental and Experimental Botany · 2021 · 39 citations

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Aquatic adventitious roots of the wetland plant <i>Meionectes brownii</i> can photosynthesize: implications for root function during flooding

Sarah Rich, Martha Ludwig, Ole Pedersen et al. · New Phytologist · 2010 · 36 citations · Full text

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The amphibious invader: Rooted water hyacinth’s morphological and physiological strategy to survive stranding and drought events

Nic Venter, Blair W. Cowie, E.T.F. Witkowski et al. · Aquatic Botany · 2017 · 20 citations

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Authors

30

  1. WH
    Wenmin Huang

    Wuhan Botanical Garden, China

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  2. SJ
    Simone J. M. Beljaars

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  3. SD
    Sander de Best

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  4. ZX
    Zhenfei Xing

    Wuhan Botanical Garden, China

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  5. EW
    E.T.F. Witkowski

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    1 publications · 20 citations

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Institutions

12

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    180 citations

  2. Institute of Hydrobiology

    Wuhan, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    180 citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    121 citations

  4. Wuhan Botanical Garden

    Wuhan, China

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    156 citations

  5. University of Ghana

    Accra, Ghana

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    476 citations

  7. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    144 citations

  8. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

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Venues

  1. Annals of Botany

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  2. Environmental and Experimental Botany

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  4. Aquatic Botany

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. Ecological Engineering

    1 publications · 16 citations

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