DANJON, Frederic; KHUDER, Haifa; STOKES, Alexia

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083548

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DANJON, Frederic
Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]

KHUDER, Haifa
Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie de Bordeaux [I2M]

STOKES, Alexia
BotAnique et BioinforMatique de l'Architecture des Plantes [UMR AMAP]
Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations [UMR AMAP]

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PLoS ONE. 2013, vol. 8, n° 12, p. 15 p.

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This study aims at assessing the influence of slope angle and multi-directional flexing and their interaction on the root architecture of Robinia pseudoacacia seedlings, with a particular focus on architectural model and trait plasticity. 36 trees were grown from seed in containers inclined at 0° (control) or 45° (slope) in a glasshouse. The shoots of half the plants were gently flexed for 5 minutes a day. After 6 months, root systems were excavated and digitized in 3D, and biomass measured. Over 100 root architectural traits were determined. Both slope and flexing increased significantly plant size. Non-flexed trees on 45° slopes developed shallow roots which were largely aligned perpendicular to the slope. Compared to the controls, flexed trees on 0° slopes possessed a shorter and thicker taproot held in place by regularly distributed long and thin lateral roots. Flexed trees on the 45° slope also developed a thick vertically aligned taproot, with more volume allocated to upslope surface lateral roots, due to the greater soil volume uphill. We show that there is an inherent root system architectural model, but that a certain number of traits are highly plastic. This plasticity will permit root architectural design to be modified depending on external mechanical signals perceived by young trees.< Réduire

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Deep phenotyping of coarse root architecture in R. pseudoacacia reveals that tree root system plasticity is confined within its architectural model

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