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 …

Great potential exists to harness plant traits at the root–soil interface, mainly rhizodeposition
and root hairs, to 'build'soils with better structure that can trap more carbon and resources …

Do root hairs help roots take up water from the soil? Despite the well-documented role of
root hairs in phosphate uptake, their role in water extraction is controversial. We grew barley …

The fundamental question as to what triggers stomatal closure during soil drying remains
contentious. Thus, we urgently need to improve our understanding of stomatal response to …

This work compared root length distributions of different winter wheat genotypes with soil
physical measurements, in attempting to explain the relationship between root length …

Although the role of root hairs (RHs) in nutrient uptake is well documented, their role in water
uptake and drought tolerance remains controversial. Maize (Zea mays) wild-type and its hair …

Salinity and soil drying are expected to induce salt accumulation at the root–soil interface of
transpiring plants. However, the consequences of this on the relationship between …

Aims As soil dries, the loss of soil hydraulic conductivity limits water supply to the leaves,
which is expected to generate a nonlinear relationship between leaf water potential (ψ leaf) …

In the field, wheat experiences a combination of physical and nutrient stresses. There has
been a tendency to study root impedance and water stress in separation and less is known …

The narrow region of soil around roots, the so‐called rhizosphere, defers in its hydraulic
properties from the bulk soil. The rhizosphere hydraulic properties primarily depend on the …