Claim · model-written summary
With H. sibthorpioides, heterogeneous soil increased root, shoot and total mass.
- Taxon
- F. pentaphylla
Fragaria pentaphyllae0 - Treatment
- heterogeneouse0
- Interactor
- H. sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioidese0other
- Outcome
- Root, shoot, and total masse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- homogeneous soile0
Verbatim
e0“Root, shoot, and total mass of the younger ramet and the whole clone of F. pentaphylla were higher in the heterogeneous than in the homogeneous soil when the older ramet grew with D. indica or H. sibthorpioides”
Title
Interspecific competition promotes root foraging of a clonal plant via physiological integration
Fang-Ru Wu; Jun-Nan Liu; Lin-Xuan He; et al. Journal of Plant Ecology 2026. doi:10.1093/jpe/rtag026
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Younger ramets foraged for roots in heterogeneous soil regardless of competition.
- Intervention effect Competition with C. asiatica strengthened root foraging relative to growing alone.
- Intervention effect Competition with other species did not influence root foraging.
- Intervention effect With D. indica, heterogeneous soil increased root, shoot and total mass of younger ramets and clones.
- Intervention effect The soil heterogeneity mass advantage disappeared when the older ramet grew alone.
- Intervention effect The soil heterogeneity mass advantage disappeared with F. pentaphylla competition.
- Intervention effect The soil heterogeneity mass advantage disappeared with C. asiatica competition.