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Root length, specific root length and root-hair traits decreased with succession.

Taxon: roote0
Outcome: root length, specific root length, root‐hair length, root‐hair incidencee0
Direction: decreasede0
Setting: all ecosystemse1

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“root length, specific root length, root‐hair length, root‐hair incidence, AM colonization and AM spore density decreased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 912–1032

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“In all ecosystems, soil fertility, fine‐root mass and root diameter increased with the succession”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 807–904

Title

Investment in Fine Roots and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Decrease During Succession in Three Brazilian Ecosystems

Waldemar Zangaro; Ricardo A. Alves; Luiz E. Lescano; et al. Biotropica 2011. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00781.x

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Changes in S. breviflora root biomass depended strongly on total root length, specific root length, root furcation and crossings.

Taxon: Stipa brevifloraStipa breviflorat0
Organ / stage: roote0
Outcome: root biomasse0
Qualifier: total root length, specific root length, root furcation number, and root crossing numbere0

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“the change in root biomass was strongly dependent on the total root length, specific root length, root furcation number, and root crossing number”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 916–1061

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“Stipa breviflora”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 23–39

Title

Responses of Tillering Stipa breviflora Traits to a Long-Term Grazing Gradient

Jiangwen Li; Guodong Han; Saruul Kang; et al. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 2022. doi:10.5586/asbp.913

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Intervention effect Long-term grazing decreased species richness.
Intervention effect Long-term grazing increased the community biomass contribution of S. breviflora.
Intervention effect Aboveground and belowground tillering traits differed significantly across grazing intensities.
Association Leaf biomass of S. breviflora tillers depended strongly on leaf number.
Intervention effect Long-term grazing led to extensive tillering in S. breviflora tussocks.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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At 7.5 kg·m-2, root length, root biomass, total root length and specific root length exceeded those under other treatments.

Taxon: Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.Lespedeza bicolort0
Treatment: Treatment III (7.5 kg·m-2)e0
Outcome: root length, root biomass, total root length, and specific root lengthe0
Direction: greatere0
Comparator: the other treatmentse0

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“Under Treatment III (7.5 kg·m-2), the root length, root biomass, total root length, and specific root length of L. bicolor were significantly greater than those under the other treatments.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 794–982

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“Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 74–98

Title

Effects of biochar on the root morphological and mechanical properties of Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. on slopes in high-altitude areas

Yue, Kong; Xiao, Tan; Junzhuo, Li; et al. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.19689283

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Association Biochar application rate significantly affected root morphological and mechanical properties.
Intervention effect Treatment III produced the highest secondary lateral root tensile strength.
Intervention effect Treatment III increased root cellulose content.
Intervention effect Treatment III decreased root lignin content.
Association Root tensile strength was positively correlated with cellulose content.
Association Root tensile strength was negatively correlated with lignin content.
Recommendation The authors identified 7.5 kg·m-2 as the optimal biochar rate for root soil reinforcement in this region.

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Specific root length correlated with greater root length density.

Taxon: Angiospermt0
Organ / stage: roote0
Outcome: root length density in soile0
Direction: greatere0
Qualifier: SRLe0

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“SRL correlates with greater root length density in soil and increased root capacity to take up water”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1299–1399

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“Angiosperm”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–67

Title

Evolutionary Patterns and Biogeochemical Significance of Angiosperm Root Traits

L. H. Comas; K. E. Mueller; L. L. Taylor; et al. International Journal of Plant Sciences 2012. doi:10.1086/665823

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Root number, volume, biomass, specific root length and root length density varied by grazing intensity.

Taxon: Stipa kryloviiStipa kryloviit0
Treatment: different grazing intensitiese0
Outcome: root number,root volume,root biomasse0

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“The root number,root volume,root biomass,specific root length,and root length density also varied with different grazing intensities.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 894–1027

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“Stipa krylovii”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–74

Title

Root characteristics under different grazing intensities in Stipa krylovii steppe

Luo Wen-tao; Yunna Wu; Fengjie Zhang; et al. Shengtaixue zazhi 2011

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Association Species composition simplified with increasing grazing intensity.
Association Root functional group types simplified with increasing grazing intensity.
Observation Underground biomass of the three communities had a T-shape spatial distribution.
Observation S. krylovii was constructive under light grazing.
Observation Cleistogenes squarrosa was constructive under moderate grazing.
Observation Allium polyrhizum was constructive under heavy grazing.
Association Root to shoot ratios of constructive species decreased with increasing grazing intensity.
Association Root to shoot ratio correlated significantly with soil available nitrogen.
Association Specific root length correlated significantly with soil available nitrogen.

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Root length density, specific root length, and root biomass were negatively correlated with available phosphorus.

Taxon: herbse1
Outcome: Root length density, specific root length and root biomasse0
Direction: negatively correlatede0
Setting: available phosphoruse0

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“Root length density, specific root length and root biomass are positively correlated with organic matter and total nitrogen, and negatively correlated with available phosphorus.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 3143–3320

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“different herbs' soil and water protection functions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1086–1138

Title

Root distribution in typical sites of Lijiang ecotone and their relationship to soil properties

李青山 LI Qingshan; 王冬梅 WANG Dongmei; 信忠保 XIN Zhongbao; et al. Acta Ecologica Sinica 2014. doi:10.5846/stxb201303130407

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Seedling root traits differed significantly among wild barley accessions in seminal root number, root length and specific root length.

Taxon: wild barleyHordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneume1
Outcome: seminal root number (SRN), root length (RL), specific root length (SRL)e0

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“Significant differences were observed among the accessions with regard to seminal root number (SRN), root length (RL), specific root length (SRL)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 353–498

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“seedlings of 315 wild barley ( Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum ) accessions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 116–193

Title

Variation in seedling root traits in wild barley (Hordeum vulgare L. ssp. spontaneum) germplasm

Kuldeep Tyagi; Hyo Jeong Lee; Chong Ae Lee; et al. Plant Genetic Resources 2014. doi:10.1017/s1479262114000641

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Branch length was positively correlated with root length in both species.

Taxon: both the speciese0
Organ / stage: roote0
Outcome: branch length and root lengthe0
Direction: positivee0

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“a positive correlation between branch length and root length, branch length and apical leaf length in both the species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1253–1371

Title

Green Options for Imparting Antibacterial Functionality to Cotton Fabrics

Nabil Ibrahim A; Nahed Abd El-Ghany A; Basma Eid M; et al. Herbal Medicine Open Access 2017. doi:10.21767/2472-0151.100021

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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At 7.5 kg·m-2, root length, root biomass, and total root length exceeded the other treatments.

Taxon: L. bicolorLespedeza bicolore0
Treatment: Treatment III (7.5 kg·m-2)e0
Outcome: root length, root biomass, total root lengthe0
Direction: greatere0
Comparator: other treatmentse0

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“Under Treatment III (7.5 kg·m-2), the root length, root biomass, total root length, and specific root length of L. bicolor were significantly greater than those under the other treatments.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 794–982

Title

Effects of biochar on the root morphological and mechanical properties of Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. on slopes in high-altitude areas

Yue, Kong; Xiao, Tan; Junzhuo, Li; et al. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.19689284

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Intervention effect Biochar rate significantly affected root morphology and mechanical properties.
Intervention effect At 7.5 kg·m-2, specific root length exceeded the other treatments.
Intervention effect Treatment III gave the highest secondary lateral root tensile strength.
Intervention effect Treatment III increased root cellulose content.
Intervention effect Treatment III decreased root lignin content.
Association Root tensile strength correlated positively with cellulose content.
Association Root tensile strength correlated negatively with lignin content.
Recommendation The authors identify 7.5 kg·m-2 as optimal for root soil reinforcement.

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Atriplex nitrogen capture during a pulse was limited by total root length and uptake capacity per root length.

Taxon: AtriplexAtriplexe1
Organ / stage: roote0
Outcome: plant N capturee0
Qualifier: total root length and uptake capacity per unit root lengthe0

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“plant N capture during a pulse was limited by total root length and uptake capacity per unit root length”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1714–1818

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“two dominant perennial Atriplex species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 503–542

Title

Plant nitrogen capture in pulse‐driven systems: interactions between root responses and soil processes

J. J. JAMES; J. H. RICHARDS Journal of Ecology 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01137.x

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