The relationship between root growth rate and root respiration is said to be by maintaining low root respiration rates (low maintenance cost) high-temperature adaptation and root survival is possible for many species of plants. The Q10 ratio is the temperature sensitivity of respiration. It is essentially the ratio of respiration rates per 10 degree Celsius increase in temperature. Long term exposure to temperatures can result in respiratory acclimation which is essentially the adjustment of respiration rates to compensate for temperature change. There is not a lot of data on root acclimation at higher temperatures and this may suggest that the root respiration acclimation varies between plant species.
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