Difference in capacity of physiological integration between two ecotypes of Leymus chinensis underlies their different performance

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 383; no. 1-2; pp. 191 - 202
• Main Authors: Zhou, Chan, Zhang, Zhuo, Wang, Zhengwen, Yang, Yunfei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer-Verlag 01.10.2014; Springer; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Anatomy & physiology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Aquatic plants; Biological and medical sciences; biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Botanical research; chlorophyll; Chlorophylls; Ecology; Ecosystem studies; Ecotypes; Flowers & plants; Forest soils; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; gardens; General agronomy. Plant production; Grasses; Grassland soils; Leymus chinensis; Life Sciences; Nutrient content; Photosynthesis; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant-soil relationships; Plant-water relationships; Plants; Regular Article; respiratory rate; Rhizomes; soil; Soil heterogeneity; Soil nutrients; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Transpiration; Water use; Water use efficiency; Respiration rate; Chlorophyll content; Clonal integration; Resource sharing; Ecotype; Water use efficiency; Photosynthesis; Chlorophyll; Monocotyledones; Perennial plant; Gramineae; Photosynthetic pigment; Capacity; Content; Angiospermae; Herbaceous plant; Spermatophyta; Physiology; Fodder crop; Performance; Soil plant relation; Respiration

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Physiological integration can enhance the performance of clonal plants, but whether this differs between ecotypes and whether such difference is underlying their distribution have scarcely been addressed. We aimed to determine whether physiological integration differs between ec...