Claim · model-written summary
Root systems were highly superficial, with a depth of 0.15 ± 0.12 m.
- Taxon
- Phyllostachys nidularia
Phyllostachys nidulariat0 - Organ / stage
- root systemse5
- Outcome
- depthe5
- Value
- 0.15 ± 0.12 me5
- Qualifier
- highly superficiale5
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Verbatim
t0“Phyllostachys nidularia”
e5“root systems were highly superficial (depth = 0.15 ± 0.12 m)”
Title
Alexia Stokes; Adrien Lucas; Luc Jouneau American Journal of Botany 2007. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.7.1129
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Association Landslide occurrence was greatest at sites with bamboo and young trees.
- Observation Culms of P. nidularia had a high length to diameter ratio (242 ± 6).
- Mechanism Culm failure was common because of the high length to diameter ratio.
- Observation The maximal force to cause uprooting failure was small (1615 ± 195 N).
- Association Uprooting force was strongly and positively related to lateral root number and volume (R2 = 0.92).
- Observation Root systems contributed little to slope stability.
- Observation Few resources have been allocated to anchorage in P. nidularia.
- Mechanism This allocation strategy gives P. nidularia an advantage on steep slopes.
- Association Fewer disturbances would result in secondary succession and dying back of this shade-intolerant species.