About this Research Topic
• Impact of environmental stressors on any aspect of root growth and development
• Impact of environmental stressors on tree stability
• Possibility of root architecture modeling to foresee the effect of stressors on root growth and development
• Improvement of understanding root performance in relation to form and functions
• Biotechnological approach in nurseries to manipulate root plasticity of seedlings with the aim to improve their growth potential after outplanting
• Analysis of root decay and its importance in controlling tree stability, soil erosion, and landslide frequency
• Impact of stressors on turnover of fine and coarse roots, including the effect on carbon sink modeling at the forest ecosystem level
• Effect of stressors on mycorrhiza interaction with root systems
• Importance of roots in urban forestry to mitigate global change
• Relationship that occurs between the root system and soil properties and its importance in deciding the success or failure of afforestation and restoration activities
• How root biology affects forest dynamics
Keywords: Root growth, Environmental stress, Tree stability, Root architecture, Forest dynamics
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