Root‐Shoot Ratios on Native Forest Herbs and Zea Mays at Different Soil‐Moisture Levels

Seven forest herbs had a higher below—ground dry matter production in a dry forest than in a mesic or moist forest. Zea mays had a higher relative below—ground production in a droughty portion of a field than in a non—droughty.Root/shoot ratios tend to increase with increasing xericness of the habitat.