Sentence examples for ground traits from inspiring English sources

There is a close relation between above ground traits and underground roots, providing an alternative approach for rice genetic improvement.

This review will briefly highlight investigations on individual traits that are either related to developmental plasticity (phenology) or below ground traits.

Domestication, primarily targeting above-ground traits, has led to substantial changes in the plant's morphology and modern maize cultivars poorly resemble their wild ancestor.

"Because of that, the governing rule of what's going on below ground has been very poorly known". "Thus far," Hedin added, "everybody has quite naturally tried to understand how plants are organized by looking at above-ground traits.

A new theory of plant evolution suggests that the 400 million-year drive of flora across the globe may not have been propelled by the above-ground traits we can see easily, but by underground adaptations that allowed plants to become more efficient and independent.

The objectives of this research were to: (i) quantify genotypic differences between subspecies of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L ., hypogaea and fastigiata, in root and canopy architecture, and evaluate their relationship with pod yield; and (ii) examine the response of these above- and below-ground traits of peanut genotypes to various irrigation regimes conducted in a humid climate.

Due to less replication in the below-ground traits, analyses were undertaken by grouping the data by planting material (n = 3) and assessing the influence of the clone cultivar.

These data where they exist, are largely from studies of above-ground growth performance but our understanding of many species' development of below-ground traits required for root reinforcement and erosion control is severely lacking both in New Zealand and more generally internationally (e.g. Stokes et al. 2009; Phillips et al. 2011).

Competition was studied in the absence and presence of below-ground competition to test whether above-ground traits or below-ground traits had the greatest effect on competitive ability.

Competitive ability and mixture performance were predictable from above-ground phenotypic traits even though below-ground competition appeared to be more intense.

The words sound fantastical, but are presented with the ring of truth; many readers may also be familiar with the term "walking palm" (it's a real plant) and have heard of its ability to gradually shift its roots and move over ground (a trait that many scientists believe to be mythical).