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A '''root crown''' is that part of a [[root]] system from which a stem arises. Since roots and stems have quite different [[vascular tissue|vascular]] anatomies, major vascular changes take place at this point.
A '''root crown''' is that part of a [[root]] system from which a stem arises. Since roots and stems have quite different [[vascular tissue|vascular]] anatomies, major vascular changes take place at this point.


Root-crown temperature has been found to affect plant growth and physiology in a number of ways.<ref name="Schwarz 1972">{{cite journal | author = Schwarz, Meier | year = 1972 | title = Influence of root crown temperature on plant development | journal = Plant and Soil | volume = 37 | issue = 435–439 | doi = 10.1007/BF02139988}}</ref>
Root-crown temperature has been found to affect plant growth and physiology in a number of ways.<ref name="Schwarz 1972">{{cite journal | author = Schwarz, Meier | year = 1972 | title = Influence of root crown temperature on plant development | journal = Plant and Soil | volume = 37 | issue = 2 | pages = 435–439 | doi = 10.1007/BF02139988}}</ref>


A number of pests and diseases affect specifically this part of the plant, including [[root-crown rot]] (or root-crown fungus) and a number of species of [[root-crown weevil]].
A number of pests and diseases affect specifically this part of the plant, including [[root-crown rot]] (or root-crown fungus) and a number of species of [[root-crown weevil]].

Revision as of 22:08, 8 March 2011

A root crown is that part of a root system from which a stem arises. Since roots and stems have quite different vascular anatomies, major vascular changes take place at this point.

Root-crown temperature has been found to affect plant growth and physiology in a number of ways.[1]

A number of pests and diseases affect specifically this part of the plant, including root-crown rot (or root-crown fungus) and a number of species of root-crown weevil.

References

  1. ^ Schwarz, Meier (1972). "Influence of root crown temperature on plant development". Plant and Soil. 37 (2): 435–439. doi:10.1007/BF02139988.