A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
Root anatomy and soil resource capture
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 …
agriculture. Root anatomy plays key roles in soil resource acquisition. In this article we …
Steep, cheap and deep: an ideotype to optimize water and N acquisition by maize root systems
JP Lynch - Annals of botany, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background A hypothetical ideotype is presented to optimize water and N acquisition by
maize root systems. The overall premise is that soil resource acquisition is optimized by the …
maize root systems. The overall premise is that soil resource acquisition is optimized by the …
Phosphate nutrition: improving low-phosphate tolerance in crops
DL López-Arredondo… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient that is required for all major developmental processes
and reproduction in plants. It is also a major constituent of the fertilizers required to sustain …
and reproduction in plants. It is also a major constituent of the fertilizers required to sustain …
Root traits and phenotyping strategies for plant improvement
A Paez-Garcia, CM Motes, WR Scheible, R Chen… - Plants, 2015 - mdpi.com
Roots are crucial for nutrient and water acquisition and can be targeted to enhance plant
productivity under a broad range of growing conditions. A current challenge for plant …
productivity under a broad range of growing conditions. A current challenge for plant …
Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture
Background Agricultural production is often limited by low phosphorus (P) availability. In
developing countries, which have limited access to P fertiliser, there is a need to develop …
developing countries, which have limited access to P fertiliser, there is a need to develop …
Responses of root architecture development to low phosphorus availability: a review
Background Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for plant growth and development but it
is often a limiting nutrient in soils. Hence, P acquisition from soil by plant roots is a subject of …
is often a limiting nutrient in soils. Hence, P acquisition from soil by plant roots is a subject of …
Should root plasticity be a crop breeding target?
HM Schneider, JP Lynch - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Root phenotypic plasticity has been proposed as a target for the development of more
productive crops in variable environments. However, the plasticity of root anatomical and …
productive crops in variable environments. However, the plasticity of root anatomical and …
Root phenes for enhanced soil exploration and phosphorus acquisition: tools for future crops
JP Lynch - Plant physiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Plant growth in the vast majority of terrestrial ecosystems is limited by low phosphorus
availability. Over 70% of all terrestrial biomass occurs in low-phosphorus soils, including …
availability. Over 70% of all terrestrial biomass occurs in low-phosphorus soils, including …
Shovelomics: high throughput phenotyping of maize (Zea mays L.) root architecture in the field
We present a method to visually score 10 root architectural traits of the root crown of an adult
maize plant in the field in a few minutes. Phenotypic profiling of three recombinant inbred …
maize plant in the field in a few minutes. Phenotypic profiling of three recombinant inbred …