Highlights•A 'second green revolution'using crops with improved below-ground traits is needed.•Phenotyping plant roots poses practical and data challenges.•Technologies for 2D …
H Xu, XY Wang, CN Liu, JN Chen, C Zhang - Soil and Tillage Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant roots can strengthen soil significantly. This study aimed to develop a high-fidelity 3D root system morphological model for the mechanical analysis of root-soil composites …
The effect of root hairs on water uptake remains controversial. In particular, the key root hair and soil parameters that determine their importance have been elusive. We grew maize …
K Velten, DM Schmidt, K Kahlen - 2024 - books.google.com
Learn to use modeling and simulation methods to attack real-world problems, from physics to engineering, from life sciences to process engineering Reviews of the first edition (2009):" …
Functional–structural plant models (FSPMs) have been evolving for over 2 decades and their future development, to some extent, depends on the value of potential applications in …
Plant water uptake and plant and soil water status are important for the soil water balance and plant growth. They depend on atmospheric water demand and the accessibility of soil …
CJ Stubbs, DD Cook, KJ Niklas - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2019 - academic.oup.com
With few exceptions, terrestrial plants are anchored to substrates by roots that experience bending and twisting forces resulting from gravity-and wind-induced forces. Mechanical …
Background Suboptimal nitrogen availability is a primary constraint for crop production in low-input agroecosystems, while nitrogen fertilization is a primary contributor to the energy …