Different Root and Shoot Responses to Mowing and Fertility in Native and Invaded Grassland

Below‐ground opportunities in vegetation science

“…in Montana, USA, root length and mass showed no response to grazing or nutrient addition. In contrast, above-ground mass decreased and increased, respectively, as expected (Balogianni et al 2014). This decoupling of above-and below-ground responses has also been noted in tundra , and may partly explain why grassland invaders are hard to control using common management methods.…”

The Effect of Fertilization and Grazing Applications on Root Length and Root Biomass of Some Rangeland Grasses

“…In addition, some studies have reported that fertilization increases root biomass (Tewari and Joshi, 1985;Rajaniemi et al, 2003;Tomaškin et al, 2013); nevertheless, low dose fertilization increases root biomass and high doses cause a decrease (Holub et al, 2013). The data of the current study differed from other researchers (Pucheta et al, 2004;Glab and Kacorzyk, 2011;Ladwig et al, 2012;Balogianni et al, 2014), due to different environmental conditions and management applications (Nippert et al, 2012;Yan et al, 2013), different amounts of fertilizer (Holub et al, 2013) and different grazing intensity and ungrazing applications (McNaughton et al, 1998).…”

Root vertical distributions of two Artemisia species and their relationships with soil resources in the Hunshandake desert, China

“…Roots not only fix plants to soil, but also an important cycling interface of water and nutrients in terrestrial ecosystems, and relationships of root traits with soil water and nutrients can well reflect the specific adaptation and species ability to survive and settle in harsh environments (e.g., saline lands and deserts). In general, the availability of water and soil nutrients to plants in an ecosystem, where annual evaporation demand exceeds precipitation, depends on local climate, edaphic factors and on the depth, lateral spread and degree of overlap of plant root systems (Balogianni, Wilson, Vaness, MacDougall, & Pinno, 2014; Casper & Jackson, 1997; Henry, Cal, Batoto, Torres, & Serraj, 2012; Nadelhoffer & Raich, 1992; Schenk & Jackson, 2002; Schulze et al, 1996). Shallow root systems are the attributes of some desert plants, but desert and temperate coniferous forests have the deepest rooting profiles of terrestrial biomes (Canadell et al, 1996; Hasse et al, 1996).…”

“…and degree of overlap of plant root systems (Balogianni, Wilson, Vaness, MacDougall, & Pinno, 2014;Casper & Jackson, 1997;Henry, Cal, Batoto, Torres, & Serraj, 2012;Nadelhoffer & Raich, 1992;Schenk & Jackson, 2002;Schulze et al, 1996). Shallow root systems are the attributes of some desert plants, but desert and temperate coniferous forests have the deepest rooting profiles of terrestrial biomes (Canadell et al, 1996;Hasse et al, 1996).…”