[HTML][HTML] Shoring up the base: the development and regulation of cortical sclerenchyma in grass nodal roots

IW McCahill, B Khahani, CF Probert, EL Flockhart… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plants depend on the combined action of a shoot-root-soil system to maintain their
anchorage to the soil. Mechanical failure of any component of this system results in lodging …

Evaluation of brace root parameters and its effect on the stiffness of maize

SK Obayes, L Timber, M Head, EE Sparks - in silico Plants, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Plant mechanical failure (lodging) causes significant yield loss for crops such as maize.
Understanding this failure has relied on static measurements of plant biomechanics. In this …