Search Results - "Borden, Kira A."
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Interspecific variation of tree root architecture in a temperate agroforestry system characterized using ground-penetrating radar
Published in Plant and soil (01-01-2017)“…Background and aims Root system architecture regulates belowground access to soil resources. Variation in root architecture is important in agroforestry…”
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Root Functional Trait and Soil Microbial Coordination: Implications for Soil Respiration in Riparian Agroecosystems
Published in Frontiers in plant science (08-07-2021)“…Predicting respiration from roots and soil microbes is important in agricultural landscapes where net flux of carbon from the soil to the atmosphere is of…”
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Nutrient acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems
Published in Plant and soil (01-11-2019)“…Background Disentangling nutrient acquisition strategies between trees and crops is central to understanding positive nutrient interactions in agroforestry…”
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Benefits of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on belowground crop performance for improved crop acquisition of phosphorus
Published in Microbiological research (01-11-2021)“…Although research on plant growth promoting bacteria began in the 1950s, basic and applied research on bacteria improving use of phosphorus (P) continues to be…”
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Variation in fine root traits reveals nutrient-specific acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems
Published in Plant and soil (01-08-2020)“…Aims Changes in root functional traits reveal important nutrient acquisition strategies, with well documented patterns in root trait expression within complex…”
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Management strategies differentially affect root functional trait expression in cocoa agroforestry systems
Published in Agronomy for sustainable development (01-04-2019)“…In tree-based agroecosystems, environmental heterogeneity can be high and resource acquisition strategies among individual plants can be expected to vary. This…”
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Correction to: Nutrient acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems
Published in Plant and soil (01-08-2020)“…The following article is part of the Special Issue “Agroforestry: a belowground perspective” Guest Edited by Rémi Cardinael, Zhun Mao, Claire Chenu, Philippe…”
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Nongrowing season soil nitrous oxide emissions as influenced by cover crops and fall tillage termination
Published in Canadian Journal of Soil Science (01-12-2023)“…Cropland soil is a major driver of global nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. In cold climates, nongrowing season (NGS) emissions can be significant due to high…”
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Roots alter soil microbial diversity and interkingdom interactions in diversified agricultural landscapes
Published in Oikos (01-01-2023)“…The complex interactions between plant roots and soil microorganisms are, broadly, well described. Yet the patterns of microbe–microbe interaction and their…”
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Fine-root morphological trait variation in tropical forest ecosystems: an evidence synthesis
Published in Plant ecology (01-01-2020)“…Key functions of fine roots are often related to their morphological traits, yet little is known about the patterns and controls on fine-root morphological…”
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Root biomass variation of cocoa and implications for carbon stocks in agroforestry systems
Published in Agroforestry systems (01-04-2019)“…Cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.) root systems are typically assumed to contribute a small portion of carbon (C) to total C stocks in cocoa agroecosystems. Yet there…”
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Integrating nitrogen fixing structures into above- and belowground functional trait spectra in soy (Glycine max)
Published in Plant and soil (01-07-2019)“…Aims Phenotypic trait variation across environmental gradients and through plant ontogeny is critical in driving ecological processes, especially in…”
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Estimating coarse root biomass with ground penetrating radar in a tree-based intercropping system
Published in Agroforestry systems (01-08-2014)“…Conventional measurements of tree root biomass in tree-based intercropping (TBI) systems can be inadequate in capturing the heterogeneity of rooting patterns…”
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Trade-offs in organic nutrient management strategies across mixed vegetable farms in Southwest British Columbia
Published in Frontiers in sustainable food systems (06-10-2022)“…Balancing economic and environmental objectives can present trade-offs for organic farmers maximizing crop yields while maintaining core principles of ecology…”
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Soil texture moderates root functional traits in agroforestry systems across a climatic gradient
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (15-06-2020)“…•Shade trees have a complex, and inconsistent, role in climate change adaptation.•Cocoa root trait expression varied with climato-edaphic conditions.•Cocoa…”
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