Fine root standing crop - 1998-2003 Data from J. Ledford and R. J. Norby Methods documented in Proc. Nat. Acad Sci (2004) 101: 9689-9693 Root length (mm) per tube g/m2 plot1 plot2 plot3 plot4 plot5 plot1 plot2 plot3 plot4 plot5 19-Feb-98 9.4 27.0 120.9 35.4 59.9 14.93 43.88 139.87 52.56 63.93 3-Apr-98 18.9 58.4 134.4 46.5 40.9 29.99 94.91 155.42 69.03 43.71 17-Apr-98 17.6 81.6 127.7 57.7 36.9 27.92 132.63 147.73 85.62 39.36 5-May-98 19.2 77.6 120.8 58.6 41.2 30.44 126.05 139.70 87.00 44.00 18-May-98 23.6 71.2 120.3 45.8 39.0 37.38 115.72 139.13 68.06 41.63 1-Jun-98 54.3 97.3 163.1 74.4 57.7 86.04 158.02 188.62 110.50 61.64 15-Jun-98 60.9 97.1 145.0 61.2 45.6 96.52 157.69 167.72 90.85 48.66 29-Jun-98 54.8 96.9 153.1 59.6 48.8 86.85 157.47 177.04 88.46 52.15 13-Jul-98 76.6 104.3 166.6 64.7 42.8 121.44 169.47 192.69 95.99 45.73 27-Jul-98 73.1 105.2 162.6 79.5 41.2 115.82 170.93 188.03 118.06 44.02 10-Aug-98 70.9 112.4 168.2 68.8 34.7 112.31 182.61 194.56 102.14 37.07 24-Aug-98 56.3 72.8 123.5 71.9 30.3 89.17 118.23 142.79 106.69 32.39 7-Sep-98 59.6 68.0 110.4 57.0 29.6 94.50 110.55 127.63 84.60 31.63 18-Sep-98 40.9 41.6 71.3 43.9 21.5 64.77 67.55 82.49 65.14 22.92 5-Oct-98 51.4 37.4 124.7 69.3 29.2 81.48 60.83 144.26 102.80 31.17 20-Oct-98 51.6 35.6 134.3 75.5 34.1 81.83 57.80 155.30 112.03 36.40 30-Oct-98 51.7 47.7 133.7 76.0 29.8 82.00 77.52 154.68 112.82 31.84 18-Mar-99 60.7 54.7 116.8 74.7 16.0 90.87 63.67 130.52 107.59 15.60 13-Apr-99 66.0 76.9 127.7 111.3 36.9 98.83 89.57 142.63 160.26 35.90 27-Apr-99 100.1 83.7 150.7 133.2 71.2 149.96 97.44 168.30 191.78 69.30 12-May-99 108.9 100.9 146.2 155.0 84.2 163.08 117.52 163.30 223.30 82.02 25-May-99 137.0 127.1 157.4 186.5 105.2 205.21 147.98 175.80 268.57 102.43 7-Jun-99 164.2 134.3 146.6 241.5 109.4 245.96 156.34 163.70 347.74 106.51 21-Jun-99 170.5 155.6 124.5 260.1 89.1 255.33 181.15 139.08 374.64 86.82 5-Jul-99 190.9 154.8 124.0 227.0 76.2 285.91 180.31 138.55 326.97 74.18 19-Jul-99 185.9 140.5 101.9 207.7 41.2 278.40 163.56 113.82 299.15 40.12 2-Aug-99 173.8 131.8 88.6 187.3 51.9 260.34 153.48 98.97 269.76 50.53 16-Aug-99 137.5 89.1 82.3 151.2 51.3 206.00 103.72 91.95 217.75 50.00 31-Aug-99 106.4 88.8 74.8 108.7 46.8 159.35 103.35 83.52 156.61 45.59 14-Sep-99 86.5 89.9 64.4 112.7 50.3 129.60 104.72 71.90 162.26 49.00 28-Sep-99 83.6 78.0 70.8 85.2 33.3 125.28 90.81 79.03 122.76 32.40 26-Oct-99 77.9 64.3 66.6 103.1 39.1 116.75 74.83 74.42 148.52 38.10 7-Mar-00 67.5 29.3 48.2 48.6 21.2 92.88 37.30 58.59 60.30 25.92 21-Mar-00 82.8 41.4 51.5 77.2 31.8 113.86 52.78 62.59 95.67 38.80 6-Apr-00 83.3 44.9 52.7 37.0 44.7 114.63 57.27 64.01 45.83 54.56 18-Apr-00 86.4 52.7 63.5 103.9 45.3 118.89 67.19 77.20 128.85 55.27 4-May-00 127.7 62.8 80.0 125.3 58.2 175.65 80.08 97.23 155.40 71.04 15-May-00 147.3 78.7 62.8 127.9 57.6 202.59 100.30 76.27 158.60 70.38 28-May-00 152.9 91.3 73.8 109.5 72.3 210.39 116.41 89.65 135.78 88.28 12-Jun-00 171.4 89.6 61.5 105.6 79.7 235.75 114.23 74.68 130.97 97.36 26-Jun-00 198.7 99.0 57.9 100.6 60.9 273.29 126.20 70.31 124.77 74.41 10-Jul-00 193.8 95.1 62.0 72.4 34.0 266.63 121.26 75.29 89.71 41.58 24-Jul-00 222.0 77.4 55.6 91.3 47.9 305.39 98.67 67.59 113.25 58.49 7-Aug-00 217.5 90.6 61.6 94.5 55.2 299.16 115.55 74.82 117.10 67.43 21-Aug-00 244.2 111.8 44.3 100.1 71.4 335.95 142.58 53.82 124.07 87.21 18-Sep-00 178.2 111.1 42.2 81.7 37.7 245.17 141.61 51.28 101.28 46.08 2-Oct-00 169.7 79.0 51.5 91.7 78.5 233.43 100.69 62.53 113.70 95.92 16-Oct-00 188.8 86.4 43.3 107.7 93.0 259.73 110.17 52.58 133.51 113.51 30-Oct-00 178.7 87.5 53.6 118.5 75.1 245.80 111.53 65.13 146.87 91.77 14-Mar-01 209.2 97.3 59.8 85.6 168.7 461.02 134.97 64.68 108.36 263.73 27-Mar-01 237.0 105.1 65.1 95.8 189.4 522.32 145.75 70.46 121.32 296.18 9-Apr-01 253.4 107.7 58.0 114.4 192.9 558.50 149.34 62.74 144.90 301.58 22-Apr-01 270.5 138.0 65.6 149.8 210.9 595.99 191.30 70.95 189.71 329.69 9-May-01 273.8 139.6 72.2 183.1 265.0 603.29 193.63 78.10 231.86 414.37 21-May-01 287.1 140.5 86.5 185.8 278.0 632.71 194.81 93.60 235.28 434.55 4-Jun-01 332.0 130.9 66.9 166.4 286.4 731.59 181.52 72.33 210.78 447.76 18-Jun-01 353.2 144.1 62.7 177.0 316.5 778.42 199.82 67.83 224.12 494.78 2-Jul-01 399.5 176.0 72.9 213.6 351.6 880.25 244.03 78.81 270.44 549.74 18-Jul-01 436.1 175.0 75.1 204.0 367.7 961.06 242.71 81.22 258.39 574.91 31-Jul-01 524.2 178.7 74.7 221.3 388.1 1155.03 247.81 80.84 280.21 606.81 14-Aug-01 523.7 196.6 80.5 204.5 378.7 1153.98 272.57 87.05 258.96 592.05 27-Aug-01 591.6 220.3 84.2 202.1 390.6 1303.68 305.45 91.07 256.00 610.73 10-Sep-01 593.0 219.1 89.1 194.6 368.7 1306.85 303.86 96.37 246.50 576.35 26-Sep-01 457.1 178.5 76.6 184.1 305.9 1007.22 247.50 82.86 233.16 478.20 9-Oct-01 454.7 133.7 66.4 160.3 261.5 1002.06 185.35 71.81 203.04 408.78 15-Mar-02 168.2 85.4 17.2 98.4 135.6 328.57 139.43 16.73 155.62 191.31 29-Mar-02 225.1 131.9 31.2 110.8 170.3 439.74 215.17 30.42 175.16 240.28 10-Apr-02 249.3 151.7 34.3 120.9 215.7 486.95 247.54 33.45 191.20 304.33 22-Apr-02 307.9 157.6 42.5 128.1 224.6 601.38 257.21 41.35 202.54 316.97 7-May-02 337.4 152.5 58.0 157.6 257.4 659.10 248.84 56.48 249.18 363.24 20-May-02 366.3 177.6 44.3 132.9 264.3 715.55 289.90 43.18 210.25 372.99 3-Jun-02 430.3 219.2 46.2 155.1 268.8 840.60 357.62 44.98 245.21 379.27 17-Jun-02 492.4 219.7 55.2 147.5 289.1 961.90 358.46 53.76 233.24 407.99 1-Jul-02 448.0 222.3 58.3 143.9 270.5 875.14 362.77 56.81 227.56 381.75 16-Jul-02 481.7 242.0 50.5 147.1 279.1 940.96 394.98 49.18 232.70 393.84 29-Jul-02 440.9 259.8 49.1 112.5 231.9 861.23 424.00 47.77 177.95 327.24 12-Aug-02 439.9 245.3 69.9 115.6 221.9 859.29 400.24 68.11 182.86 313.11 26-Aug-02 443.5 240.8 72.9 138.5 227.3 866.38 392.95 70.95 219.01 320.80 9-Sep-02 412.7 223.0 67.6 122.0 188.8 806.16 363.92 65.84 192.99 266.45 23-Sep-02 388.4 229.3 57.1 122.5 147.9 758.74 374.14 55.64 193.77 208.69 8-Oct-02 355.8 209.0 50.8 120.0 123.2 694.98 341.08 49.51 189.84 173.80 22-Oct-02 307.6 186.9 41.4 71.1 109.2 600.92 304.96 40.29 112.45 154.04 11-Mar-03 176.2 210.3 183.2 81.5 101.6 255.37 279.46 250.61 98.39 135.82 25-Mar-03 220.8 228.5 197.5 92.9 109.3 320.11 303.63 270.08 112.18 146.19 14-Apr-03 277.4 240.1 186.3 82.0 142.9 402.03 319.07 254.78 99.08 191.05 28-Apr-03 294.9 247.0 196.8 196.8 162.0 427.47 328.22 269.10 237.63 216.65 12-May-03 332.3 267.4 197.0 99.0 190.8 481.67 355.41 269.44 119.60 255.11 26-May-03 345.3 306.6 190.3 102.2 185.4 500.56 407.45 260.31 123.39 247.93 9-Jun-03 417.1 337.6 186.5 127.6 241.1 604.66 448.70 255.07 154.15 322.42 23-Jun-03 461.2 374.7 189.3 141.4 271.1 668.56 497.94 258.82 170.79 362.48 7-Jul-03 493.6 398.2 185.0 150.8 276.6 715.53 529.12 252.94 182.11 369.85 21-Jul-03 492.7 410.9 183.1 159.3 300.0 714.19 546.01 250.35 192.37 401.11 4-Aug-03 494.3 421.7 179.5 153.3 304.7 716.44 560.35 245.50 185.11 407.45 18-Aug-03 523.8 448.5 181.4 153.3 342.0 759.31 596.07 248.11 185.08 457.33 5-Sep-03 535.0 459.4 180.8 155.6 343.9 775.50 610.54 247.21 187.94 459.82 16-Sep-03 547.6 466.5 178.8 157.4 338.6 793.79 619.90 244.56 190.03 452.78 30-Sep-03 557.5 490.8 173.6 157.8 342.7 808.08 652.29 237.38 190.57 458.22 15-Oct-03 513.6 492.3 156.6 141.4 352.1 744.49 654.26 214.19 170.81 470.86