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Root Anatomical Traits

Root Anatomical Traits is a biological construct that refers to the structural and histological features of plant roots at the tissue and cellular level, distinguishing it from other root system characteristics by focusing specifically on morphological organization and cell-type composition within the root body.

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2017–2026

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586

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

Zeqing Ma, Dali Guo, Xingliang Xu et al. · Nature · 2018 · 808 citations · Full text

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Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

Grégoire T. Freschet, Catherine Roumet, Louise H. Comas et al. · New Phytologist · 2020 · 764 citations · Full text

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Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides

Alexia Stokes, Claire Atger, A. Glyn Bengough et al. · Plant and Soil · 2009 · 737 citations

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Anatomical traits associated with absorption and mycorrhizal colonization are linked to root branch order in twenty‐three Chinese temperate tree species

Dali Guo, Mengxue Xia, Xing Wei et al. · New Phytologist · 2008 · 694 citations

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Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species

Deliang Kong, Chengen Ma, Qian Zhang et al. · New Phytologist · 2014 · 578 citations

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Authors

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  1. JP
    Jonathan P. Lynch

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    24 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. KM
    Kathleen M. Brown

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. OJ
    Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes

    Florida International University, United States

    13 publications · 2K citations

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  4. MM
    Michael McCormack

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    12 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. DM
    David M. Eissenstat

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    11 publications · 2.8K citations

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Institutions

791

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    34 h-index

    106 publications

    14.5K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    26 h-index

    113 publications

    12.1K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    93 publications

    10.8K citations

  4. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    19 h-index

    40 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    54 publications

    7.1K citations

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    50 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive

    Montpellier, France

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    6.7K citations

  8. Forschungszentrum Jülich

    Jülich, Germany

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    5.3K citations

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  1. Plant and Soil

    50 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. New Phytologist

    24 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. Frontiers in Plant Science

    19 publications · 943 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Botany

    JXB · 18 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. Annals of Botany

    18 publications · 982 citations

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