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. 2021 Apr 14;7(16):eabd3176. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd3176

Table 4. Mean, SD, and sample size (n) of shoot-to-root ratios observed in this paper and Bolinder et al. (75).

Ratio Land use Mean SD n Reference
Shoot/root Small-grain cereals 7.4 3.6 59 Bolinder et al. (75)
Corn 5.6 2.8 21
Soybean 5.2 3.1 12
Perennial forages 1.6 1.2 63
Crops and cover crops 3.3 1.5 20 This review
All 4.5 2.4 175 Weighted average