ReviewPlant diversity2023
The worldwide allometric relationship in anatomical structures for plant roots.
Review in Plant diversity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Anatomical drivers of organ size and trait coordinated association between pseudobulbs and roots in Dendrobium.Botanical studies · 2026Article
- Root structural remodeling under soil compaction for herbaceous plants.Plant diversity · 2026Article
- Root anatomy governs bi-directional resource transfer in mycorrhizal symbiosis.Nature communications · 2025Review
- Increased dependence on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition under carbon limitation by tree girdling.Plant diversity · 2025Article
- Individual Versus Combined Effects of Warming, Elevated COPlant, cell & environment · 2025Article
- Elevational variation in anatomical traits of the first-order roots and their adaptation mechanisms.Plant diversity · 2025Article
- Identification of functional pathways and hub genes associated with the heterochronic development of sugarcane axillary buds and sett roots through multi-omics analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Increased dependence on nitrogen-fixation of a native legume in competition with an invasive plant.Plant diversity · 2024Article
- Molecular-level carbon traits underlie the multidimensional fine root economics space.Nature plants · 2024Article
- Reduced Root Cortical Tissue with an Increased Root Xylem Investment Is Associated with High Wheat Yields in Central China.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The cortex (i.e., absorptive tissue) and stele (transportive vascular tissue) are fundamental to the function of plant roots. Unraveling how these anatomical structures are assembled in absorptive roots is essential for our understanding of plant ecology, physiology, and plant responses to global environmental changes. In this review, we first compile a large data set on anatomical traits in absorptive roots, including cortex thickness and stele radius, across 698 observations and 512 species. Using this data set, we reveal a common root allometry in absorptive root structures, i.e., cortex thickness increases much faster than stele radius with increasing root diameter (hereafter, root allometry). Root allometry is further validated within and across plant growth forms (woody, grass, and liana species), mycorrhiza types (arbuscular mycorrhiza, ectomycorrhiza, and orchid mycorrhizas), phylogenetic gradients (from ferns to Orchidaceae), and environmental change scenarios (e.g., elevation of atmospheric CO
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