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Karla M Barfuss

Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Elsa MatthusiD· 2 shared Joana BergmanniD· 2 shared Emma J. M. BretherickiD· 1 shared Justus HenneckeiD· 1 shared Liesje MommeriD· 1 shared Mark van KleuneniD· 1 shared Matthias C. RilligiD· 1 shared Tilo HenningiD· 1 shared

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Root hairs and mycorrhiza represent alternative phylogenetically conserved strategies for belowground absorptive surface maximization

Joana Bergmann, Tom Lachaise, Karla M Barfuss, Emma J. M. Bretherick, Elsa Matthus, Mark van Kleunen, Matthias C. Rillig

The paper measures root-hair traits and mycorrhizal colonization in 82 grassland species, finding a phylogenetic trade-off between root hairs and mycorrhiza.

New Phytologist · Oct 27, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Scale matters: the arbuscular mycorrhiza - root hair trade-off from individual plants to communities

Elsa Matthus, Justus Hennecke, Karla M Barfuss, Tilo Henning, Liesje Mommer, Joana Bergmann

This study examines the trade-off between arbuscular mycorrhiza and root hair traits across multiple scales in grassland plants, finding consistent patterns at community and interspecific levels but not at intraspecific or intra-individual levels.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintEcology