Effects of Nutrient Heterogeneity and Competition on Root Architecture of Spruce Seedlings: Implications for an Essential Feature of Root Foraging

Hongwei Nan; Qing Liu; Jinsong Chen; Xinying Cheng; Huajun Yin; Chunying Yin; Chunzhang Zhao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065650

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Effects of Nutrient Heterogeneity and Competition on Root Architecture of Spruce Seedlings: Implications for an Essential Feature of Root Foraging

Hongwei Nan,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Qing Liu ,

* E-mail: liuqing@cib.ac.cn

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Jinsong Chen,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Xinying Cheng,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Huajun Yin,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Chunying Yin,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Chunzhang Zhao

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Effects of Nutrient Heterogeneity and Competition on Root Architecture of Spruce Seedlings: Implications for an Essential Feature of Root Foraging

Hongwei Nan,
Qing Liu,
Jinsong Chen,
Xinying Cheng,
Huajun Yin,
Chunying Yin,
Chunzhang Zhao

Published: June 6, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065650

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