root_fine_root_coarse_root_ratio

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• Label: Fine root volume to coarse root volume ratio
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012113
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A root system morphology trait [TO:0000985] which is the ratio [PATO:0001470] of the volume [PATO:0000918] of fine roots [EnvThes:20581] (those <0.5mm in diameter) to the volume of coarse roots [APD:glossary/40026] (those >0.5 mm in diameter).;The ratio of the volume of fine roots (<0.5mm diameter) to the volume of coarse roots (>0.5mm diameter).
• Additional comments: None
• units: mm3/mm3
• allowable range: 0.05 - 50 mm3/mm3

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012113) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 41 records. This includes:

• data for 14 species.
• data for 5 families.
• data from 1 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)