文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：High Temperature can Change Root System Architecture and Intensify Root Interactions of Plant Seedlings

作者：Luo, Hongxia[1] Xu, Han[2] Chu, Chengjin[1] He, Fangliang[3] Fang, Suqin[1]

第一作者：Luo, Hongxia

通信作者：Fang, SQ[1]

机构：[1]Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Life Sci, Guangzhou, Peoples R China;[2]Chinese Acad Forestry, Res Inst Trop Forestry, Guangzhou, Peoples R China;[3]Univ Alberta, Dept Renewable Resources, Edmonton, AB, Canada

年份：2020

卷号：11

外文期刊名：FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85082428240);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000524739300001)】；

基金：This work was funded by Pearl River S&T Nova Program of Guangzhou to SF (201610010082) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant to SF (31370441).

语种：英文

外文关键词：root system architecture; root interaction; temperature change; root growth dynamics; root depth and width; species competition

摘要：Climate change could alter plant aboveground and belowground resource allocation. Compared with shoots, we know much less about how roots, especially root system architecture (RSA) and their interactions, may respond to temperature changes. Such responses could have great influence on species'acquisition of resources and their competition with neighbors. We used a gel-based transparent growth system to in situ observe the responses of RSA and root interactions of three common subtropical plant species seedlings in Asia differing in growth forms (herb, shrub, and tree) under a wide growth temperature range of 18-34 degrees C, including low and supra-optimal temperatures. Results showed that the RSA, especially root depth and root width, of the three species varied significantly in response to increased temperature although the response of their aboveground shoot traits was very similar. Increased temperature was also observed to have little impact on shoot/root resource allocation pattern. The variations in RSA responses among species could lead to both the intensity and direction change of root interactions. Under high temperature, negative root interactions could be intensified and species with larger root size and fast early root expansion had competitive advantages. In summary, our findings indicate that greater root resilience play a key role in plant adapting to high temperature. The varied intensity and direction of root interactions suggest changed temperatures could alter plant competition. Seedlings with larger root size and fast early root expansion may better adapt to warmer climates.