🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) 🪴⛏️ #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
May 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) 🪴⛏️ #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
🌱 #Fieldwork days at The Jena Experiment - @jena-experiment.bsky.social!
Scanning roots with a minirhizotron, tracking seasonal changes & traits, plus plant surveys & soil checks. Led by PhD candidate Srijna Saxena with support from Tom Künne. Can’t wait to see what the data reveal!
#RootTraits
Scanning roots with a minirhizotron, tracking seasonal changes & traits, plus plant surveys & soil checks. Led by PhD candidate Srijna Saxena with support from Tom Künne. Can’t wait to see what the data reveal!
#RootTraits
August 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🌱 #Fieldwork days at The Jena Experiment - @jena-experiment.bsky.social!
Scanning roots with a minirhizotron, tracking seasonal changes & traits, plus plant surveys & soil checks. Led by PhD candidate Srijna Saxena with support from Tom Künne. Can’t wait to see what the data reveal!
#RootTraits
Scanning roots with a minirhizotron, tracking seasonal changes & traits, plus plant surveys & soil checks. Led by PhD candidate Srijna Saxena with support from Tom Künne. Can’t wait to see what the data reveal!
#RootTraits
Root shrinkage measurements of 40 #tree species at #ARBOfun completed! We've measured root #shrinkage, to understand #root-soil contact under #drought. The campaign was led by Dr. Anvar Sanaei with great support of our technician Nicole Nabel. Excited to see the results! #RootTraits #PlantScience
July 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Root shrinkage measurements of 40 #tree species at #ARBOfun completed! We've measured root #shrinkage, to understand #root-soil contact under #drought. The campaign was led by Dr. Anvar Sanaei with great support of our technician Nicole Nabel. Excited to see the results! #RootTraits #PlantScience
Another root + drought pilot experiment: Will Eucalytus pauciflora and Eucalytus dalrympleana grow in rhizoboxes?
Rhizoboxes are narrow pots with a clear side so we can watch root growth. But Eucs don't like greenhouses so not sure if they'll put up with this.
🧪 #RootTraits #botany #ecology
Rhizoboxes are narrow pots with a clear side so we can watch root growth. But Eucs don't like greenhouses so not sure if they'll put up with this.
🧪 #RootTraits #botany #ecology
March 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Another root + drought pilot experiment: Will Eucalytus pauciflora and Eucalytus dalrympleana grow in rhizoboxes?
Rhizoboxes are narrow pots with a clear side so we can watch root growth. But Eucs don't like greenhouses so not sure if they'll put up with this.
🧪 #RootTraits #botany #ecology
Rhizoboxes are narrow pots with a clear side so we can watch root growth. But Eucs don't like greenhouses so not sure if they'll put up with this.
🧪 #RootTraits #botany #ecology
Reindeer not only eat plants, they also change what's happening in the soil.
Reindeer induce lateral, vertical & functional shifts in root traits, alongside a more extreme soil microclimate, disproportionately affecting ericoids.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Reindeer #RootTraits #Microclimate #Ecology
Reindeer induce lateral, vertical & functional shifts in root traits, alongside a more extreme soil microclimate, disproportionately affecting ericoids.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Reindeer #RootTraits #Microclimate #Ecology
August 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Reindeer not only eat plants, they also change what's happening in the soil.
Reindeer induce lateral, vertical & functional shifts in root traits, alongside a more extreme soil microclimate, disproportionately affecting ericoids.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Reindeer #RootTraits #Microclimate #Ecology
Reindeer induce lateral, vertical & functional shifts in root traits, alongside a more extreme soil microclimate, disproportionately affecting ericoids.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Reindeer #RootTraits #Microclimate #Ecology
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th #GoBelowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo
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May 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th #GoBelowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo
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I am happy to present a, what I learned from our in-field to lab approach @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social -which #roottraits #rootphenotyping were informative in an approach across 3 countries (5 fields, Austria, Lebanon, Morocco) - and b, my long year interest of experimental design influences #root
Interested in root phenotyping in soil and in the dark? and in Copenhagen on Oct 2? @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social will give a seminar at @ucph.bsky.social PLEN at 11.00 in room M117 - stop by and see high-resolution imaging and multi-omics at work!
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I am happy to present a, what I learned from our in-field to lab approach @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social -which #roottraits #rootphenotyping were informative in an approach across 3 countries (5 fields, Austria, Lebanon, Morocco) - and b, my long year interest of experimental design influences #root
@nordicoikos @wileyecolevol #globalsynthesis #soilbiogeochemistry #roottraits #ecosystemfunctioning #alpineecosystems #globalchange
November 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM
@nordicoikos @wileyecolevol #globalsynthesis #soilbiogeochemistry #roottraits #ecosystemfunctioning #alpineecosystems #globalchange
🎉 First paper from my PhD is out!
Rhizosheath in rye is great 🌱 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@hutton.ac.uk @plantecohutton.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Rhizosheath #CoverCrops #RootHairs #RootTraits #SoilBinding #RootResearch
Rhizosheath in rye is great 🌱 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@hutton.ac.uk @plantecohutton.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Rhizosheath #CoverCrops #RootHairs #RootTraits #SoilBinding #RootResearch
Rhizosheath formation and persistence in winter cover crop mixtures in the field - Plant and Soil
Background and Aims While much research has focused on the benefits of cover crop diversity for crop productivity, there is limited evidence on how root diversity and species selection stabilise soil....
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🎉 First paper from my PhD is out!
Rhizosheath in rye is great 🌱 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@hutton.ac.uk @plantecohutton.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Rhizosheath #CoverCrops #RootHairs #RootTraits #SoilBinding #RootResearch
Rhizosheath in rye is great 🌱 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@hutton.ac.uk @plantecohutton.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Rhizosheath #CoverCrops #RootHairs #RootTraits #SoilBinding #RootResearch
Check out our research featured in a Clemson news story! We share exciting findings on root traits that enhance crop productivity and adaptability. #roots #fineroots #roottraits
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
Adaptable roots, better cotton: How root traits improve yields
Cotton is vital to South Carolina’s economy, generating $144.5 million in production value in 2024. Yet, drought stress from sandy topsoil and clay-rich
news.clemson.edu
April 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Check out our research featured in a Clemson news story! We share exciting findings on root traits that enhance crop productivity and adaptability. #roots #fineroots #roottraits
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
news.clemson.edu/adaptable-ro...
Publication alert 📢📢: A new paper by
Amanda Cordeiro Longhi -
examines how fine roots vary with soil depth across different lowland tropical forest ecosystems, contributing to soil carbon stocks. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @daniela-cusack.bsky.social #fineroots #tropiroots #roottraits
Amanda Cordeiro Longhi -
examines how fine roots vary with soil depth across different lowland tropical forest ecosystems, contributing to soil carbon stocks. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @daniela-cusack.bsky.social #fineroots #tropiroots #roottraits
Root Characteristics Vary with Depth Across Four Lowland Seasonal Tropical Forests - Ecosystems
Fine roots are key to ecosystem-scale nutrient, carbon (C), and water cycling, yet our understanding of fine root trait variation within and among tropical forests, one of Earth’s most C-rich ecosyste...
link.springer.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Publication alert 📢📢: A new paper by
Amanda Cordeiro Longhi -
examines how fine roots vary with soil depth across different lowland tropical forest ecosystems, contributing to soil carbon stocks. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @daniela-cusack.bsky.social #fineroots #tropiroots #roottraits
Amanda Cordeiro Longhi -
examines how fine roots vary with soil depth across different lowland tropical forest ecosystems, contributing to soil carbon stocks. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @daniela-cusack.bsky.social #fineroots #tropiroots #roottraits
Fangling Ma et al. found that #SoilChemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than #RootExudates.
#NitrogenAddition | #CessationOfNAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant–microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#NitrogenAddition | #CessationOfNAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant–microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Fangling Ma et al. found that #SoilChemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than #RootExudates.
#NitrogenAddition | #CessationOfNAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant–microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#NitrogenAddition | #CessationOfNAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant–microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#ForestryRes
Soil pathogens reverse shade-induced acquisitive root strategy to defense in Pinus koraiensis seedlings, increasing mortality by 95% and driving phenolic compound investment.
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/forres-0026-0024
#Pathogens #RootTraits #Regeneration
Soil pathogens reverse shade-induced acquisitive root strategy to defense in Pinus koraiensis seedlings, increasing mortality by 95% and driving phenolic compound investment.
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/forres-0026-0024
#Pathogens #RootTraits #Regeneration
August 11, 2026 at 5:17 AM
#ForestryRes
Soil pathogens reverse shade-induced acquisitive root strategy to defense in Pinus koraiensis seedlings, increasing mortality by 95% and driving phenolic compound investment.
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/forres-0026-0024
#Pathogens #RootTraits #Regeneration
Soil pathogens reverse shade-induced acquisitive root strategy to defense in Pinus koraiensis seedlings, increasing mortality by 95% and driving phenolic compound investment.
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/forres-0026-0024
#Pathogens #RootTraits #Regeneration
Happy to share a new publication on root imaging, linking below-ground root dynamics and above-ground traits, "Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance" #roottraits #fineroots @tropiroot.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance
Intense selection for lint yield and fiber quality traits can impose an unintended limitation on the attainable yield of modern cotton cultivars, as t…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Happy to share a new publication on root imaging, linking below-ground root dynamics and above-ground traits, "Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance" #roottraits #fineroots @tropiroot.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Yu An et al. examined #SoilOrganicCarbon and total nitrogen storage, and #RootTraits of Leymus chinensis and plant community across a chronosequence of grazing-exclusion grasslands in China’s semi-arid #SongnenPlain.
#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
May 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Yu An et al. examined #SoilOrganicCarbon and total nitrogen storage, and #RootTraits of Leymus chinensis and plant community across a chronosequence of grazing-exclusion grasslands in China’s semi-arid #SongnenPlain.
#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Fangyuan Shen et al. explored the effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root_associatedFungi.
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
April 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Fangyuan Shen et al. explored the effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root_associatedFungi.
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in #InvasivePlants
#RhizospherePrimingEffect | #RootTraits | #NutrientCycling | #MicrobialBiomass | #SoilEnzymeActivity
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in #InvasivePlants
#RhizospherePrimingEffect | #RootTraits | #NutrientCycling | #MicrobialBiomass | #SoilEnzymeActivity
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in invasive plants
The nutrient acquisition mechanisms underlying the ecological success of invasive plants remain unclear. Here the paper show that invasive plants enhance r
doi.org
March 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in #InvasivePlants
#RhizospherePrimingEffect | #RootTraits | #NutrientCycling | #MicrobialBiomass | #SoilEnzymeActivity
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in #InvasivePlants
#RhizospherePrimingEffect | #RootTraits | #NutrientCycling | #MicrobialBiomass | #SoilEnzymeActivity
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
🔄 After grazing exclusion, #SoilOrganicCarbon (SOC) and #TotalNitrogen (TN) quickly recovered. Differences in SOC and TN storage were primarily driven by #Roottraits at the community-level.
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔄 After grazing exclusion, #SoilOrganicCarbon (SOC) and #TotalNitrogen (TN) quickly recovered. Differences in SOC and TN storage were primarily driven by #Roottraits at the community-level.
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Fangyuan Shen et al. explored the effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root_associatedFungi.
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Fangyuan Shen et al. explored the effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root_associatedFungi.
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Huifang Wu et al. explored the coordination of above- and below-ground trait relationships among #MangrovePlants in tropical China and compared it with those of #Non-mangrovesPlants.
#LeafWaterUseTraits | #LeafEconomicsTraits | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#LeafWaterUseTraits | #LeafEconomicsTraits | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
September 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Huifang Wu et al. explored the coordination of above- and below-ground trait relationships among #MangrovePlants in tropical China and compared it with those of #Non-mangrovesPlants.
#LeafWaterUseTraits | #LeafEconomicsTraits | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#LeafWaterUseTraits | #LeafEconomicsTraits | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Plant community #RootTraits outweigh target species in mediating soil carbon and nitrogen storage across grazing-exclusion chronosequences in semi-arid grasslands
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Plant community #RootTraits outweigh target species in mediating soil carbon and nitrogen storage across grazing-exclusion chronosequences in semi-arid grasslands
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Plant community root traits outweigh target species in mediating soil carbon and nitrogen storage across grazing-exclusion chronosequences in semi-arid grasslands
Abstract. Semi-arid grasslands serve as critical carriers for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in ecologically fragile regions, with plant root functional
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Plant community #RootTraits outweigh target species in mediating soil carbon and nitrogen storage across grazing-exclusion chronosequences in semi-arid grasslands
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Plant community #RootTraits outweigh target species in mediating soil carbon and nitrogen storage across grazing-exclusion chronosequences in semi-arid grasslands
#Community-weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
【🎉Latest accepted article】
The effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root-associatedFungi
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
The effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root-associatedFungi
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
The effects of mixed cultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of fine roots and root-associated fungi
Abstract. Mixed cultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica is a typical strategy for increasing stand productivity in Northeast China. However,
doi.org
August 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
【🎉Latest accepted article】
The effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root-associatedFungi
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
The effects of #MixedCultivation of Larix gmelinii and Juglans mandshurica on the adaptive strategies of #FineRoots and #Root-associatedFungi
#RootTraits | #MycorrhizalFungi
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
【🎉Latest accepted article】
#SoilChemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than #RootExudates
#NitrogenAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant-microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#SoilChemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than #RootExudates
#NitrogenAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant-microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Soil chemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than root exudates
Abstract. Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is anticipated to stabilize or decline in numerous global regions. However, the residual effects of historica
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
【🎉Latest accepted article】
#SoilChemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than #RootExudates
#NitrogenAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant-microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
#SoilChemistry exerts a more significant influence on bacterial responses to nitrogen disturbances than #RootExudates
#NitrogenAddition | #Bacteria | #Life-historyStrategies | #Plant-microbialInteractions | #RootTraits
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...