Soil drying is a limiting factor for crop production worldwide. Yet, it is not clear how soil
drying impacts water uptake across different soils, species, and root phenotypes. Here we …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been presumed to ameliorate crop tolerance to
drought. Here, we review the role of AMF in maintaining water supply to plants from drying …

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.), being a high silicon (Si)-accumulator, is a major global food
crop for more than half of the world's population. However, both salinity and drought, two of …

Sufficient water availability in the environment is critical for plant survival. Perception of
water by plants is necessary to balance water uptake and water loss and to control plant …

This review focuses on the regulation of root water uptake in plants which are exposed to
salt stress. Root water uptake is not considered in isolation but is viewed in the context of …

Roots assist plants in absorbing water and nutrients from soil. Thus, they are vital to the
survival of nearly all land plants, considering that plants cannot move to seek optimal …

Sufficient water is essential for plant growth and production. Root hairs connect roots to the
soil, extend the effective root radius, and greatly enlarge the absorbing surface area …

Aims Rhizosheath is known as a layer of adhering soil particle to the root surface. Despite
several speculations, the positive function of rhizosheath in acquisition of water and …

Recent studies have identified soil drying as a dominant driver of transpiration reduction at
the global scale. Although Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi (AMF) are assumed to play a pivotal …

A wide spectrum across physical domains has been tested to directly phenotype roots
noninvasively in soils in controlled environments (CE) and fields (F). Some are established …