Root phenotypes for improved nutrient capture: an underexploited opportunity for global agriculture

Co-optimization of axial root phenotypes for nitrogen and phosphorus acquisition in common bean

(2018) Harini Rangarajan et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Rightsizing root phenotypes for drought resistance

(2018) Jonathan P Lynch   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

VERNALIZATION1 Modulates Root System Architecture in Wheat and Barley

(2018) Kai P. Voss-Fels et al.   Molecular Plant

Little evidence that farmers should consider abundance or diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when managing crops

(2018) Megan H. Ryan et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reduced root cortical burden improves growth and grain yield under low phosphorus availability in maize

(2018) Tania Galindo-Castañeda et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Greater lateral root branching density in maize improves phosphorus acquisition from low phosphorus soil

(2018) Xucun Jia et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Phosphorus acquisition efficiency in arbuscular mycorrhizal maize is correlated with the abundance of root-external hyphae and the accumulation of transcripts encoding PHT1 phosphate transporters

(2017) Ruairidh J. H. Sawers et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional implications of root cortical senescence for soil resource capture

(2017) Hannah M. Schneider et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Liquid bridges at the root-soil interface

(2017) Andrea Carminati et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Development of a phenotyping platform for high throughput screening of nodal root angle in sorghum

(2017) Dinesh C. Joshi et al.   Plant Methods

Reduction in Root Secondary Growth as a Strategy for Phosphorus Acquisition

(2017) Christopher F. Strock et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Root Cortical Senescence Improves Growth under Suboptimal Availability of N, P, and K

(2017) Hannah M. Schneider et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016

(2017) Howarth E. Bouis et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Impact of axial root growth angles on nitrogen acquisition in maize depends on environmental conditions

(2016) A. Dathe et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Root system-based limits to agricultural productivity and efficiency: the farming systems context

(2016) Kristian Thorup-Kristensen et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Spatiotemporal variation of nitrate uptake kinetics within the maize (Zea maysL.) root system is associated with greater nitrate uptake and interactions with architectural phenes

(2016) Larry M. York et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Reduced crown root number improves water acquisition under water deficit stress in maize (Zea maysL.)

(2016) Yingzhi Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

When more is better: how data sharing would accelerate genomic selection of crop plants

(2016) Jennifer E. Spindel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Biofortified indica rice attains iron and zinc nutrition dietary targets in the field

(2016) Kurniawan R. Trijatmiko et al.   Scientific Reports

Manganese phytotoxicity: new light on an old problem

(2015) Denise R. Fernando et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant Adaptation to Acid Soils: The Molecular Basis for Crop Aluminum Resistance

(2015) Leon V. Kochian et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Efficiency of Magnesium Use by Common Bean Varieties Regarding Yield, Physiological Components, and Nutritional Status of Plants

(2015) B. T. Canizella et al.   COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS

Utility of root cortical aerenchyma under water limited conditions in tropical maize (Zea mays L.)

(2015) Joseph G. Chimungu et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Root anatomical phenes predict root penetration ability and biomechanical properties in maize (Zea Mays)

(2015) Joseph G. Chimungu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Intensive field phenotyping of maize (Zea maysL.) root crowns identifies phenes and phene integration associated with plant growth and nitrogen acquisition

(2015) Larry M. York et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Reduced frequency of lateral root branching improves N capture from low-N soils in maize

(2015) Ai Zhan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Opportunities and challenges in the subsoil: pathways to deeper rooted crops

(2015) Jonathan P. Lynch et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Next generation shovelomics: set up a tent and REST

(2015) Tino Colombi et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Phene Synergism between Root Hair Length and Basal Root Growth Angle for Phosphorus Acquisition

(2015) Magalhaes Amade Miguel et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Reduced Lateral Root Branching Density Improves Drought Tolerance in Maize

(2015) Ai Zhan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Can citrate efflux from roots improve phosphorus uptake by plants? Testing the hypothesis with near-isogenic lines of wheat

(2014) Peter R. Ryan et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Root phenes that reduce the metabolic costs of soil exploration: opportunities for 21st century agriculture

(2014) JONATHAN P. LYNCH   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Root Cortical Aerenchyma Enhances Nitrogen Acquisition from Low-Nitrogen Soils in Maize

(2014) P. Saengwilai et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Large Root Cortical Cell Size Improves Drought Tolerance in Maize

(2014) J. G. Chimungu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Low Crown Root Number Enhances Nitrogen Acquisition from Low-Nitrogen Soils in Maize

(2014) P. Saengwilai et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Reduced Root Cortical Cell File Number Improves Drought Tolerance in Maize

(2014) J. G. Chimungu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Optimal Lateral Root Branching Density for Maize Depends on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability

(2014) J. A. Postma et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Basal root whorl number: a modulator of phosphorus acquisition in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

(2013) M. A. Miguel et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Steep, cheap and deep: an ideotype to optimize water and N acquisition by maize root systems

(2013) Jonathan P. Lynch   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Modelling root–soil interactions using three–dimensional models of root growth, architecture and function

(2013) Vanessa M. Dunbabin et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root traits contributing to plant productivity under drought

(2013) Louise H. Comas et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Iron Uptake, Translocation, and Regulation in Higher Plants

(2012) Takanori Kobayashi et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Maize root growth angles become steeper under low N conditions

(2012) S. Trachsel et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Progress and Challenges in Agricultural Applications of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

(2011) T. Fester et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Strategies and agronomic interventions to improve the phosphorus-use efficiency of farming systems

(2011) Richard J. Simpson et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture

(2011) Alan E. Richardson et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root Cortical Aerenchyma Enhances the Growth of Maize on Soils with Suboptimal Availability of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium

(2011) J. A. Postma et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Root Phenes for Enhanced Soil Exploration and Phosphorus Acquisition: Tools for Future Crops

(2011) J. P. Lynch   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Theoretical evidence for the functional benefit of root cortical aerenchyma in soils with low phosphorus availability

(2010) Johannes A. Postma et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

The utility of phenotypic plasticity of root hair length for phosphorus acquisition

(2010) Jinming Zhu et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

The identification of aluminium-resistance genes provides opportunities for enhancing crop production on acid soils

(2010) P. R. Ryan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The opening of Pandora’s Box: climate change impacts on soil fertility and crop nutrition in developing countries

(2010) Samuel B. St.Clair et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Shovelomics: high throughput phenotyping of maize (Zea mays L.) root architecture in the field

(2010) Samuel Trachsel et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Research on potassium in agriculture: needs and prospects

(2010) Volker Römheld et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Experimental and modelling studies of drought‐adaptive root architectural traits in wheat (Triticum aestivumL.)

(2010) A. M. Manschadi et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

Ideotype root architecture for efficient nitrogen acquisition by maize in intensive cropping systems

(2010) GuoHua Mi et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Nitrogen in Agriculture: Balancing the Cost of an Essential Resource

(2009) G. Philip Robertson et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Will nutrient-efficient genotypes mine the soil? Effects of genetic differences in root architecture in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on soil phosphorus depletion in a low-input agro-ecosystem in Central America

(2009) Amelia Henry et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Plant phenology: a critical controller of soil resource acquisition

(2009) E. A. Nord et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets - iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine

(2009) Philip J. White et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development

(2009) P. M. Vitousek et al.   SCIENCE

Plant mechanisms to optimise access to soil phosphorus

(2009) Alan E. Richardson et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Variation in root-associated phosphatase activities in wheat contributes to the utilization of organic P substrates in vitro, but does not explain differences in the P-nutrition of plants when grown in soils

(2008) Timothy S. George et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Crops and genotypes differ in efficiency of potassium uptake and use

(2008) Zed Rengel et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

How Green Are Biofuels?

(2008) J. P. W. Scharlemann et al.   SCIENCE