Harnessing root architecture to address global challenges

Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion

(2021) Bipin K. Pandey et al.   SCIENCE

Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils

(2021) Hannah M. Schneider et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Root anatomy and soil resource capture

(2021) Jonathan P. Lynch et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Soil penetration by maize roots is negatively related to ethylene‐induced thickening

(2021) Dorien J. Vanhees et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Root angle in maize influences nitrogen capture and is regulated by calcineurin B‐like protein (CBL) ‐interacting serine/threonine‐protein kinase 15 ( ZmCIPK15 )

(2021) Hannah M. Schneider et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Future roots for future soils

(2021) Jonathan P. Lynch et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Multiscale computational models can guide experimentation and targeted measurements for crop improvement

(2020) Bedrich Benes et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting

(2020) Kristian Thorup-Kristensen et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Root anatomical traits contribute to deeper rooting of maize under compacted field conditions

(2020) Dorien J Vanhees et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Multiple integrated root phenotypes are associated with improved drought tolerance

(2020) Stephanie P Klein et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Should Root Plasticity Be a Crop Breeding Target?

(2020) Hannah M. Schneider et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Root secondary growth: an unexplored component of soil resource acquisition

(2020) Christopher F Strock et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Comparative phenomics of annual grain legume root architecture

(2020) James D. Burridge et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Root metaxylem and architecture phenotypes integrate to regulate water use under drought stress

(2020) Christopher F. Strock et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Natural and managed soil structure: On the fragile scaffolding for soil functioning

(2020) Dani Or et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

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

(2019) Jonathan P. Lynch   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Seedling root architecture and its relationship with seed yield across diverse environments in Phaseolus vulgaris

(2019) Christopher F. Strock et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Cortical cell diameter is key to energy costs of root growth in wheat

(2019) Tino Colombi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Soil compaction and the architectural plasticity of root systems

(2019) José Correa et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A case study on the efficacy of root phenotypic selection for edaphic stress tolerance in low-input agriculture: Common bean breeding in Mozambique

(2019) James D. Burridge et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

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

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

Large crown root number improves topsoil foraging and phosphorus acquisition

(2018) Baoru Sun et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

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

Open Sim Root : widening the scope and application of root architectural models

(2017) Johannes A. Postma et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root cortical senescence decreases root respiration, nutrient content and radial water and nutrient transport in barley

(2017) Hannah M. Schneider et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

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

Toward an Integrated Root Ideotype for Irrigated Systems

(2017) Jennifer E. Schmidt et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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

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

Root adaptations to soils with low fertility and aluminium toxicity

(2016) Idupulapati M. Rao et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Legume shovelomics: High—Throughput phenotyping of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata subsp, unguiculata) root architecture in the field

(2016) James Burridge et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

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

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

Root hairs aid soil penetration by anchoring the root surface to pore walls

(2016) A. Glyn Bengough et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Deep roots and soil structure

(2016) W. Gao et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

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

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

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

Evolution of US maize (Zea mays L.) root architectural and anatomical phenes over the past 100 years corresponds to increased tolerance of nitrogen stress

(2015) L. M. York 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

Use of crop simulation modelling to aid ideotype design of future cereal cultivars

(2015) R. P. Rötter 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

Genes and networks regulating root anatomy and architecture

(2015) Guy Wachsman et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

(2014) JONATHAN P. LYNCH   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Image-Based High-Throughput Field Phenotyping of Crop Roots

(2014) A. Bucksch et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

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

Genes controlling root development in rice

(2014) Chung D Mai et al.   Rice

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

Root hairs improve root penetration, root–soil contact, and phosphorus acquisition in soils of different strength

(2013) Rebecca E. Haling et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Soil conditions and cereal root system architecture: review and considerations for linking Darwin and Weaver

(2013) Sarah M. Rich et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions

(2013) Yusaku Uga et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Integration of root phenes for soil resource acquisition

(2013) Larry M. York et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Maize root growth angles become steeper under low N conditions

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

Traits and selection strategies to improve root systems and water uptake in water-limited wheat crops

(2012) A. P. Wasson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Large-scale sequestration of atmospheric carbon via plant roots in natural and agricultural ecosystems: why and how

(2012) D. B. Kell   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Genotypic variation in the ability of wheat roots to penetrate wax layers

(2012) W. R. Whalley et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Breeding crop plants with deep roots: their role in sustainable carbon, nutrient and water sequestration

(2011) D. B. Kell   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Solutions for a cultivated planet

(2011) Jonathan A. Foley et al.   NATURE

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

Global water crisis and future food security in an era of climate change

(2010) Munir A. Hanjra et al.   FOOD POLICY

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

Root elongation, water stress, and mechanical impedance: a review of limiting stresses and beneficial root tip traits

(2010) A. Glyn Bengough et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Energy and the food system

(2010) J. Woods et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

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

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

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

Root cortical aerenchyma improves the drought tolerance of maize (Zea maysL.)

(2009) JINMING ZHU et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development

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

Towards probabilistic projections of climate change impacts on global crop yields

(2008) C. Tebaldi et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS