Sentences with phrase «plant biomass above»
... A healthy plant will have at least as much root biomass below ground as there is plant biomass above ground.
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So if we have 100 pounds of plant biomass above ground, and an additional 100 pounds below ground, this still represents only 30 to 40 percent of this plant's total energy production.
Not exact matches
Above - Ground Plant Biomass, Carbon, Nitrogen Dynamics Before and After Burning in a Seminatural Grassland of Miscanthus sinensis in Kumamoto, Japan, Yo Toma, Fabian Fernandez, Aya Nishiwaki, Toshihiko Yamada, German Bollero, J. Ryan Stewart, Global Change Biology - Bioenergy, 2 (2): pp. 52 - 62, April 28, 2010.
Dr Hulvey and her team focused on the carbon stored in the above - ground tree biomass (tree trunks and branches), using above - ground biomass as a proxy for carbon storage in planted forests.
This spurs higher rates of photosynthesis and biomass production, so the plants produce more sediment - trapping growth above ground and generate more organic soil below ground.»
The theory is that the biomass slowly decomposes over time, feeding the plants above with nutrients and also providing a sponge - like layer beneath the growing substrate — absorbing and rereleasing water to the plants as needed.