Root metaxylem area influences drought tolerance and transpiration in pearl millet in a soil texture dependent manner

P Affortit, A Faye, DH Jones, E Benson, B Sine… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Pearl millet is a key cereal for food security in drylands but its yield is strongly impacted by
drought. We investigated how root anatomical traits contribute to mitigating the effects of …

Genome-wide analysis of C-repeat binding factor (CBF) family members in Pennisetum glaucum and the function of PgCBF21 under cold stress

W Li, T Li, Y Dong, J He, B Wu, H Wang, C Guan - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Pennisetum hybrid (Pennisetum glaucum x Pennisetum purpureum), a
perennial forage grass of the Poaceae family, it has a well-developed root system, strong …