Root anatomy and soil resource capture

JP Lynch, CF Strock, HM Schneider, JS Sidhu, I Ajmera… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Background Suboptimal water and nutrient availability are primary constraints in global
agriculture. Root anatomy plays key roles in soil resource acquisition. In this article we …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering the hidden half of plants using new advances in root phenotyping

JA Atkinson, MP Pound, MJ Bennett… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

A 3D root system morphological and mechanical model based on L-Systems and its application to estimate the shear strength of root-soil composites

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 root water uptake is determined by root–soil contact and root hair shrinkage

P Duddek, MA Ahmed, M Javaux… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[图书][B] Mathematical modeling and simulation: introduction for scientists and engineers

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 mission in advancing crop science: opportunities and prospects

S Soualiou, Z Wang, W Sun, P de Reffye… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Combining root and soil hydraulics in macroscopic representations of root water uptake

J Vanderborght, D Leitner, A Schnepf… - Vadose Zone …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Linking rhizosphere processes across scales: Opinion

A Schnepf, A Carminati, MA Ahmed, M Ani, P Benard… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Simultaneously interacting rhizosphere processes determine emergent plant
behaviour, including growth, transpiration, nutrient uptake, soil carbon storage and …

A general review of the biomechanics of root anchorage

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 …

Root phenotypes for improved nitrogen capture

JP Lynch, T Galindo-Castañeda, HM Schneider… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
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 …