Crop improvement from phenotyping roots: highlights reveal expanding opportunities
Root systems determine the water and nutrients for photosynthesis and harvested products,
underpinning agricultural productivity. We highlight 11 programs that integrated root traits …
underpinning agricultural productivity. We highlight 11 programs that integrated root traits …
Root growth adaptation to climate change in crops
J Calleja-Cabrera, M Boter, L Oñate-Sánchez… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is threatening crop productivity worldwide and new solutions to adapt crops
to these environmental changes are urgently needed. Elevated temperatures driven by …
to these environmental changes are urgently needed. Elevated temperatures driven by …
Dividing the pie: A quantitative review on plant density responses
Plant population density is an important variable in agronomy and forestry and offers an
experimental way to better understand plant–plant competition. We made a meta‐analysis of …
experimental way to better understand plant–plant competition. We made a meta‐analysis 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 …
Biomass partitioning in response to intraspecific competition depends on nutrients and species characteristics: A study of 43 plant species
Competition simultaneously limits the availability of above‐and below‐ground resources for
plants. How plants respond to density with changes in patterns of biomass allocation is …
plants. How plants respond to density with changes in patterns of biomass allocation is …
Root architecture for improved resource capture: trade-offs in complex environments
FJT van der Bom, A Williams… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Root architecture is a promising breeding target for developing resource-efficient crops.
Breeders and plant physiologists have called for root ideotypes that have narrow, deep root …
Breeders and plant physiologists have called for root ideotypes that have narrow, deep root …
Effects of breeding history and crop management on the root architecture of wheat
Aims Selection for optimal root system architecture (RSA) is important to ensure genetic
gains in the sustainable production of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Here we examine the …
gains in the sustainable production of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Here we examine the …
Root growth and root system architecture of field-grown maize in response to high planting density
H Shao, T Xia, D Wu, F Chen, G Mi - Plant and Soil, 2018 - Springer
Aims This paper aims to investigate the adaptation of maize root system architecture (RSA)
in response to increasing planting densities. Methods A three-year field study was …
in response to increasing planting densities. Methods A three-year field study was …
Quinoa: A super or pseudo-super crop? Evidences from evapotranspiration, root growth, crop coefficients, and water productivity in a hot and semi-arid area under …
Quinoa is well known for its great ability to tolerate water stress. However, very little
information is available about its potential growth under full irrigation particularly in hot and …
information is available about its potential growth under full irrigation particularly in hot and …
Toward predicting photosynthetic efficiency and biomass gain in crop genotypes over a field season
B Keller, L Zimmermann, U Rascher… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthesis acclimates quickly to the fluctuating environment in order to optimize the
absorption of sunlight energy, specifically the photosynthetic photon fluence rate (PPFR), to …
absorption of sunlight energy, specifically the photosynthetic photon fluence rate (PPFR), to …