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2021 Root Development Symposium

October 19th – October 21st, 2021


October 19th

6:25 Root development and field establishment: effect of seedling qualitySteve Grossnickle, NurseryToForest Solutions, North Saanich, BC, Canada
39:45 Using the vacuum method to measure hydraulic conductance and vulnerability to cavitation of whole root systems of Douglas-fir seedlingsCarlos González Benecke, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
1:15:25 Unearthing the hidden world of roots: competition belowground in a young tropical tree plantationKatherine Sinacore, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
1:43:35 Grass(stage) root movement to ensure future resilience of longleaf pine ecosystemsDouglas Aubrey, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, USA

October 20th

4:35 Mycorrhizal growth response of plants to inoculation diversity: a meta-analysis in woody and herbaceous speciesJiacun Gu, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
39:25 Continual adaptation of the ponderosa pine root system to its environmentAntonello Montagnoli, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
1:17:00 Interactive effects of resources and ectomycorrhizal inoculation on pine seedling growthJennifer Bhatnagar, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
1:49:10 Growth and development of seedlings from drought-stressed, mature spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.)Marc Goebel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

October 21st

6:05 Root morphology and physiology responses of two subtropical tree species to NH4+-N and NO3N deposition in phosphorus-barren soilRui Zhang, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhejiang, China
43:25 Root system improvement and aboveground-belowground trait covarianceEhren Moler, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
1:19:05 Contribution of adventitious roots, site preparation and microsite selection to reforestation success in boreal ecosystemsNelson Thiffault, Natural Resources Canada, Sainte-Foy, QU, Canada
1:57:00 Seedling root development and architecture regulation through environmental conditionsAndrei Toca, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
2:31:15 Inter- and intra-specific competition moderates belowground nonstructural carbon storage in American chestnut (Castanea dentata)Madeline Montague, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA