Root–soil air gap and resistance to water flow at the soil–root interface of Robinia pseudoacacia----中国科学院遗传发育所农业资源研究中心

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论文题目	Root–soil air gap and resistance to water flow at the soil–root interface of Robinia pseudoacacia
作　　者	X.P. Liu（刘秀萍）, W.J. Zhang（张万军）, X.Y. Wang（王旭艳）, Y.J. Cai and J.G. Chang;
发表年度	2015
刊物名称	Tree Physiology
卷、期、页码	; 00; 1-13
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论文摘要	During periods of water deficit, growing roots may shrink, retaining only partial contact with the soil. In this study, known mathematical models were used to calculate the root–soil air gap and water flow resistance at the soil–root interface, respectively, of Robinia pseudoacacia L. under different water conditions. Using a digital camera, the root–soil air gap of R. pseudoacacia was investigated in a root growth chamber; this root–soil air gap and the model-inferred water flow resistance at the soil–root interface were compared with predictions based on a separate outdoor experiment. The results indicated progressively greater root shrinkage and loss of root–soil contact with decreasing soil water potential. The average widths of the root–soil air gap for R. pseudoacacia in open fields and in the root growth chamber were 0.24 and 0.39 mm, respectively. The resistance to water flow at the soil–root interface in both environments increased with decreasing soil water potential. Stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that soil water potential and soil temperature were the best predictors of variation in the root–soil air gap. A combination of soil water potential, soil temperature, root–air water potential difference and soil–root water potential difference best predicted the resistance to water flow at the soil–root interface.
全文链接	http://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpv075
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