Root-shoot interactions and plant life forms.

Abstract

Interactions of water and nutrient flows on C relations are explained and typical features of root:shoot ratios in perennial plants including grasses and woody spp. are discussed. In a hydrostable annual crop plant (cowpea) partitioning was controlled by transpiration rate/leaf area and by the capacity of the root for water uptake. For perennial woody spp. the significance of plant architecture and morphology is demonstrated for a situation of competitive growth. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)