Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits

Root hairs are the most important root trait for rhizosheath formation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), maize (Zea mays L.), and Lotus japonicus (Gifu)

(2021) Emma Burak et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A Centrifuge-Based Method for Identifying Novel Genetic Traits That Affect Root-Substrate Adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2021) Bethany M. Eldridge et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Does half a millimetre matter? Root hairs for yield stability. A commentary on ‘Significance of root hairs for plant performance under contrasting field conditions and water deficit’

(2021) Matthias Wissuwa et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Root anatomy and soil resource capture

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

Hormonal regulation of root hair growth and responses to the environment in Arabidopsis

(2020) Kris Vissenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting

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

Spanish spelt is unique germplasm for improvement of root hair length in hexaploid wheat

(2020) Natsumi Okano et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Cereal root exudates contain highly structurally complex polysaccharides with soil‐binding properties

(2020) Andrew F. Galloway et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Soil Rather Than Xylem Vulnerability Controls Stomatal Response to Drought

(2020) Andrea Carminati et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Physical properties of a sandy soil as affected by incubation with a synthetic root exudate: Strength, thermal and hydraulic conductivity, and evaporation

(2020) Wencan Zhang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Global priorities of environmental issues to combat food insecurity and biodiversity loss

(2020) Laura Scherer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of directed evolution and soil management legacy on the maize rhizobiome

(2020) Jennifer E. Schmidt et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Significance of root hairs for plant performance under contrasting field conditions and water deficit

(2020) M Marin et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Biological adhesion in seagrasses: The role of substrate roughness in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile seedling anchorage via adhesive root hairs

(2020) A. Zenone et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The rhizosheath: from desert plants adaptation to crop breeding

(2020) Papa Mamadou Sitor Ndour et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rhizosphere hotspots: Root hairs and warming control microbial efficiency, carbon utilization and energy production

(2020) Xuechen Zhang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis

(2019) M. Naveed et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Selection of wheat genotypes for biomass allocation to improve drought tolerance and carbon sequestration into soils

(2019) Isack Mathew et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE

Modern wheat semi-dwarfs root deep on demand: response of rooting depth to drought in a set of Swiss era wheats covering 100 years of breeding

(2019) Cordula N. Friedli et al.   EUPHYTICA

Comparative metabolite profiling of two switchgrass ecotypes reveals differences in drought stress responses and rhizosheath weight

(2019) Tie-Yuan Liu et al.   PLANTA

Root hairs enhance Arabidopsis seedling survival upon soil disruption

(2019) Hee-Seung Choi et al.   Scientific Reports

Soil compaction and the architectural plasticity of root systems

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

Plant root exudation under drought: implications for ecosystem functioning

(2019) Alex Williams et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root‐induced soil deformation influences Fe, S and P: rhizosphere chemistry investigated using synchrotron XRF and XANES

(2019) Arjen Veelen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Crop Improvement from Phenotyping Roots: Highlights Reveal Expanding Opportunities

(2019) Saoirse R. Tracy et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Preceding crop and seasonal effects influence fungal, bacterial and nematode diversity in wheat and oilseed rape rhizosphere and soil

(2018) Sally Hilton et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

‘4 per 1,000’ initiative will boost soil carbon for climate and food security

(2018) Cornelia Rumpel et al.   NATURE

Plant roots redesign the rhizosphere to alter the three-dimensional physical architecture and water dynamics

(2018) Sheikh M. F. Rabbi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Feed Your Friends: Do Plant Exudates Shape the Root Microbiome?

(2018) Joelle Sasse et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Engineering Rhizosphere Hydraulics: Pathways to Improve Plant Adaptation to Drought

(2018) Mutez A. Ahmed et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Responses to phosphorus among barley genotypes

(2018) G. K. McDonald et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Microscale Heterogeneity of the Spatial Distribution of Organic Matter Can Promote Bacterial Biodiversity in Soils: Insights From Computer Simulations

(2018) Xavier Portell et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Imaging microstructure of the barley rhizosphere: particle packing and root hair influences

(2018) Nicolai Koebernick et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant exudates may stabilize or weaken soil depending on species, origin and time

(2017) M. Naveed et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Carbon input by roots into the soil: Quantification of rhizodeposition from root to ecosystem scale

(2017) Johanna Pausch et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Root hairs enable high transpiration rates in drying soils

(2017) Andrea Carminati et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation

(2017) Nicolai Koebernick et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant exudates improve the mechanical conditions for root penetration through compacted soils

(2017) E. Oleghe et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Unwrapping the rhizosheath

(2017) Jiayin Pang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The rhizosheath – a potential trait for future agricultural sustainability occurs in orders throughout the angiosperms

(2017) Lawrie K. Brown et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Shaping an Optimal Soil by Root–Soil Interaction

(2017) Kemo Jin et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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

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

Rhizosheaths on wheat grown in acid soils: phosphorus acquisition efficiency and genetic control

(2016) Richard A. James et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Root hair formation in rice (Oryza sativaL.) differs between root types and is altered in artificial growth conditions

(2016) Josefine Nestler et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The holistic rhizosphere: integrating zones, processes, and semantics in the soil influenced by roots

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

An efficient method for the collection of root mucilage from different plant species-A case study on the effect of mucilage on soil water repellency

(2016) Ina-Maria Zickenrott et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Five decades of selection for yield reduced root length density and increased nitrogen uptake per unit root length in Australian wheat varieties

(2016) Moyassar M. Aziz et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Barley genotype influences stabilization of rhizodeposition-derived C and soil organic matter mineralization

(2016) Lumbani Mwafulirwa et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The Soil-Borne Supremacy

(2016) Corné M.J. Pieterse et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The genetics of rhizosheath size in a multiparent mapping population of wheat

(2015) Emmanuel Delhaize et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Drying of mucilage causes water repellency in the rhizosphere of maize: measurements and modelling

(2015) Mutez Ali Ahmed et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review

(2015) Yakov Kuzyakov et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mucilage exudation facilitates root water uptake in dry soils

(2014) Mutez A. Ahmed et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Understanding the genetic control and physiological traits associated with rhizosheath production by barley (Hordeum vulgare)

(2014) Timothy S. George et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

High resolution synchrotron imaging of wheat root hairs growing in soil and image based modelling of phosphate uptake

(2013) Samuel D. Keyes et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Uptake of water from a Kandosol subsoil. II. Control of water uptake by roots

(2013) David M. Deery et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

What are the implications of variation in root hair length on tolerance to phosphorus deficiency in combination with water stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare)?

(2012) L.K. Brown et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A conceptual model of root hair ideotypes for future agricultural environments: what combination of traits should be targeted to cope with limited P availability?

(2012) L. K. Brown et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Aluminium tolerance of root hairs underlies genotypic differences in rhizosheath size of wheat (Triticum aestivum) grown on acid soil

(2012) Emmanuel Delhaize et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Water Dynamics of the Root Zone: Rhizosphere Biophysics and Its Control on Soil Hydrology

(2012) A.G. Bengough   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

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

Penetration of cover crop roots through compacted soils

(2009) Guihua Chen et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

When Roots Lose Contact

(2009) Andrea Carminati et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL