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Root System Efficiency

Root System Efficiency is a plant physiological construct that quantifies the effectiveness of a root system in acquiring water and nutrients per unit of root biomass or resource invested, distinguishing it from related traits by emphasizing resource acquisition performance relative to root metabolic and developmental costs.

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4.7K

Citations

326

Authors

142

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

83

Root and leaf attributes accounting for the performance of fast- and slow-growing grasses at different nutrient supply

Peter Ryser, Hans Lambers · Plant and Soil · 1995 · 370 citations

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Root development and heavy metal phytoextraction efficiency: comparison of different plant species in the field

Catherine Keller, Daniel A. Hammer, Achim Kayser et al. · Plant and Soil · 2003 · 286 citations · Full text

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Quantifying root system quality of nursery seedlings and relationship to outplanting performance

Anthony S. Davis, Douglass F. Jacobs · New Forests · 2005 · 253 citations

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Modelling Cereal Root Systems for Water and Nitrogen Capture: Towards an Economic Optimum

John R. King · Annals of Botany · 2003 · 250 citations · Full text

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Growth of the whole root system for a plant crop of sugarcane under rainfed and irrigated environments in Brazil

Patricia Battie Laclau, Jean‐Paul Laclau · Field Crops Research · 2009 · 164 citations

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Authors

326

  1. FL
    Feng‐Min Li

    Lanzhou University, China

    4 publications · 199 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. SM
    Shouchen Ma

    Henan Polytechnic University, China

    3 publications · 176 citations

    3

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  3. BX
    Bingcheng Xu

    Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, China

    3 publications · 176 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. ZH
    Zhanbin Huang

    China University of Mining and Technology, China

    3 publications · 176 citations

    3

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  5. JY
    Jianchang Yang

    Yangzhou University, China

    2 publications · 83 citations

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Institutions

142

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    861 citations

  2. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    20 publications

    580 citations

  3. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    379 citations

  4. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    196 citations

  5. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    215 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    193 citations

  7. Yangzhou University

    Yangzhou, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    277 citations

  8. Henan Polytechnic University

    Jiaozuo, China

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    176 citations

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Venues

  1. Field Crops Research

    8 publications · 532 citations

    8

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  2. Plant and Soil

    7 publications · 859 citations

    7

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  3. Agricultural Water Management

    5 publications · 247 citations

    5

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  4. Chinese Science Bulletin

    3 publications · 214 citations

    3

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  5. Acta Horticulturae

    3 publications · 49 citations

    3

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