Root anatomical traits determined leaf-level physiology and responses to precipitation change of herbaceous species in a temperate steppe

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 229; no. 3; pp. 1481 - 1491
• Main Authors: Zhou, Meng, Bai, Wenming, Li, Qingmei, Guo, Yumeng, Zhang, Wen-Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.02.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Absorptivity; Conductance; cortex; diameter; Diameters; Forbs; grasses; Grasslands; herbaceous plants; herbaceous species; Herbivores; leaf characteristics; leaf physiology; Leaves; Lilium; Magnoliopsida; Photosynthesis; Physiology; Plant Leaves; Plants; Poaceae; Precipitation; precipitation change; Resistance; root anatomical traits; root anatomy; Roots; Species; stele; Steppes; Stomata; Stomatal conductance; temperate steppe; Thickness; Transpiration; water; Water relations; water use efficiency; water‐use strategy; water-use strategy; precipitation change; temperate steppe; leaf physiology; herbaceous species; root anatomical traits

• Root anatomy plays important roles in the control of leaf water relations. However, few studies have evaluated whether and how anatomical traits of absorptive roots influence leaf physiology of herbaceous species in a temperate grassland. • We measured absorptive root anatomical traits and leaf ph...