root_specific_taproot_length

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• Label: Specific tap root length (STRL)
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012117
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A root morphology trait [TO:0000043] which is the ratio [PATO:0001470] of primary root [PO:0020127] length [PATO:0000122] to primary root dry mass [TO:0000078];The ratio of taproot length (primary root length) to taproot dry mass; STRL.
• Additional comments: This trait is usually measured during the very early stage of growth, capturing how efficiently seedlings reach reliable water.
• units: m/g
• allowable range: 0.5 - 5000 m/g

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012117) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 188 records. This includes:

• data for 12 species.
• data for 4 families.
• data from 1 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)