Article
Plant Sciences
Steven T. Bristow, Leonardo H. Hernandez-Espinoza, Maria-Sole Bonarota, Felipe H. Barrios-Masias
Summary: Environments with short growing seasons and variable climates can affect crop growth adversely. This study found that grafting rootstocks can enhance tomato performance under suboptimal soil temperatures, with decreased root hydraulic conductivity and conductance, but increased root-to-shoot ratios. Some commercial rootstocks have traits that maintain better rates of stomatal conductance and shoot N content, contributing to improved plant establishment and performance under suboptimal soil temperatures.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Soheyla Mohammadi Alagoz, Noreen Zahra, Monireh Hajiaghaei Kamrani, Behnam Asgari Lajayer, Khatereh Nobaharan, Tess Astatkie, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Muhammad Farooq
Summary: Frequent and intense drought episodes impact agricultural productivity by challenging plant water status. Understanding root hydraulics and root architecture is crucial to improve water uptake and modulate important root traits for crop improvement, especially in drought-prone areas. This review highlights the role of roots and the root-shoot junction in quickly transporting water under drought stress.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jing Gao, Jiyu Chen, Yi Lei, Qi Wang, Jiaqi Zou, Zili Ning, Xianming Tan, Feng Yang, Wenyu Yang
Summary: Leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) is an important factor in photosynthesis. Previous research has examined the effect of light intensity on Kleaf by manipulating leaf veins. However, it is still unclear whether the mesophyll structure is associated with the acclimation of leaf hydraulic conductance to different light intensities.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Gaochao Cai, Mutez A. Ahmed, Mohanned Abdalla, Andrea Carminati
Summary: Soil drying is a limiting factor for global crop production, but the impact of water uptake across different soils, species, and root phenotypes is not well understood. This study proposes a hydraulic framework to investigate how soil and root hydraulic properties interact in water uptake. The findings show that soil drying leads to a rapid decrease in soil hydraulic conductance, and root phenotypes with low root hydraulic conductance, long roots, and/or long and dense root hairs can postpone soil limitation. This has important implications for crop water use efficiency.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Marcela Silva, Ashley M. Matheny, Valentijn R. N. Pauwels, Dimetre Triadis, Justine E. Missik, Gil Bohrer, Edoardo Daly
Summary: This article presents a model for simulating water fluxes across the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. The model combines water transport pathways into one dimension and uses partial differential equations to describe water movement through the plant system. The model was tested and validated against observed data, demonstrating its accuracy and reliability.
GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ruiqing Wang, Zhenming Zhang, Haoyue Wang, Yinglong Chen, Mingxiang Zhang
Summary: The study examines the alterations in root hydraulics of Phragmites australis under varying soil moisture conditions. The findings show that drought stress leads to a reduction in root diameter, cortex thickness, vessel diameter, and root cross-sectional area. Decreased soil moisture content significantly affects root morphological and anatomical characteristics, thereby altering root hydraulic conductivity. Transcriptome analysis suggests that the expression of abscisic acid and aquaporins genes may be associated with these changes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pedro A. M. Leite, Logan M. Schmidt, Daniella M. Rempe, Horia G. Olariu, John W. Walker, Kevin J. Mcinnes, Bradford P. Wilcox
Summary: Woody plant encroachment enhances bedrock weathering, increasing permeability. The encroachment leads to greater regolith thickness, deeper rooting depths, and lower rock hardness.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Marie-Louise Schaerer, Lars Dietrich, Dominika Kundel, Paul Maeder, Ansgar Kahmen
Summary: This study compared the long-term effects of conventional and organic farming systems on soil and crop water relations. The results showed that organic farming did not affect soil water evaporation or root water uptake depth compared to conventional farming. However, organically grown wheat had higher soil moisture and lower stomatal conductance. The effects on soybean were smaller but showed similar tendencies as observed in wheat. Wheat yield and leaf area decreased under organic farming while soybean yield was not affected. These results suggest advantages of organic farming in terms of agronomic water use and drought resistance.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juby Thomas, Manika Gupta, Prashant K. Srivastava, Dharmendra K. Pandey, Rajat Bindlish
Summary: This study proposes a new method to estimate high-resolution Soil Hydraulic Parameters (SHPs) and provide high-resolution rootzone soil moisture (RZSM) products. The method consists of three phases: downsampling satellite soil moisture to estimate surface soil moisture, using downscaled soil moisture to estimate SHPs, and simulating surface soil moisture and RZSM using the derived SHPs.
Article
Agronomy
Ibrahim Bourbia, Timothy J. Brodribb
Summary: Monitoring plant transpiration is crucial for optimizing irrigation and soil moisture conditions. A new method using continuous measurement of stem water potential dynamics was proposed to monitor plant water use. The study found that daytime root to stem hydraulic conductance remained stable and the effects of plant capacitance were negligible, indicating that plant transpiration dynamics can be inferred from stem water potential. Optical dendrometers showed potential in continuously monitoring transpiration and plant hydration status with high accuracy and temporal resolution under varying atmospheric conditions and optimum water supply. This method could be beneficial for improving crop productivity by maintaining optimal plant hydration levels.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
T. M. McDowell, J. A. Mason, T. Vo, E. Marin-Spiotta
Summary: Soil hydrology is crucial for understanding the fate of organic carbon and landscape evolution. Simulations of a loess-paleosol sequence showed that shallow paleosols are connected to modern climate and respond quickly to precipitation, while deeply buried paleosols are largely disconnected. The presence of paleosols did not enhance root water uptake compared to unweathered loess.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Yannik Muellers, Johannes A. Postma, Hendrik Poorter, Johannes Kochs, Daniel Pflugfelder, Ulrich Schurr, Dagmar van Dusschoten
Summary: Root length distributions are commonly used to approximate root water uptake profiles, assuming a constant water uptake rate per unit root length. However, our study found significantly greater water uptake rates per unit length in shallower roots compared to deeper roots, challenging this assumption.
Article
Agronomy
Gaochao Cai, Maria Koenig, Andrea Carminati, Mohanned Abdalla, Mathieu Javaux, Fabian Wankmueller, Mutez Ali Ahmed
Summary: This study investigates the impact of soil textures and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) on the relationship between transpiration rate, canopy conductance, and leaf water potential of maize. The results show that soil texture and VPD levels significantly affect transpiration rate and stomatal regulation. The variation in canopy conductance is closely related to changes in soil hydraulics, supporting a model of stomatal closure driven by a loss in soil hydraulic conductivity.
Article
Plant Sciences
Wenshi Hu, Zhifeng Lu, Hehe Gu, Xiaolei Ye, Xiaokun Li, Rihuan Cong, Tao Ren, Jianwei Lu
Summary: Leaf growth depends on photosynthesis and hydraulics for carbohydrates and expansion power. Under potassium deficiency, leaf area, photosynthesis, and hydraulics are affected by changes in leaf structure. This study observed the leaf hydraulic conductance and photosynthetic rate of Brassica napus during leaf growth under different levels of potassium supply. The results showed that potassium deficiency decreased leaf hydraulic conductance and photosynthetic rate. It also led to an increase in mesophyll cell investment and a decrease in the volume fraction of intercellular air-space, resulting in reduced leaf expansion rate.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guzel Sharipova, Ruslan Ivanov, Dmitriy Veselov, Guzel Akhiyarova, Oksana Seldimirova, Ilshat Galin, Wieland Fricke, Lidiya Vysotskaya, Guzel Kudoyarova
Summary: Stomatal closure in salt-stressed plants is related to the reduction of aquaporin abundance and hydraulic conductivity, leading to decreased transpiration and ABA accumulation. Exogenous ABA, on the other hand, decreases transpiration but increases shoot hydraulic conductivity and aquaporin abundance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Janice E. K. Cooke, Janusz J. Zwiazek
Article
Plant Sciences
Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Hao Xu, Minna Kemppainen, Alejandro G. Pardo, Janusz J. Zwiazek
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2015)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Janice E. K. Cooke, Minna Kemppainen, Alejandro G. Pardo, Janusz J. Zwiazek
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiangfeng Tan, Hao Xu, Shanjida Khan, Maria A. Equiza, Seong H. Lee, Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh, Janusz J. Zwiazek
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2018)
Review
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Janice E. K. Cooke, Janusz J. Zwiazek
Article
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Minna Kemppainen, Walid El Kayal, Seong Hee Lee, Alejandro G. Pardo, Janice E. K. Cooke, Janusz J. Zwiazek
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Janusz J. Zwiazek, Hao Xu, Xiangfeng Tan, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Asuncion Morte
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Forestry
Ping Zhang, Zhijun Cui, Hao Xu, Abid Ali, Xin Zhang, Xiaoxian Liu, Yuanming Zhang, Xiaobing Zhou, Zhaozhi Lu
Article
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Janusz J. Zwiazek
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Danielle Ediger
Summary: This study evaluated the water relationships and stress responses of scion-rootstock systems for the popular apple cultivar Ambrosia, demonstrating that different rootstocks led to differences in scion vigor, stomatal and photosynthetic characteristics. The study suggested the necessity of vigor-specific irrigation management for alleviating stresses and achieving production goals of different rootstocks.
Article
Agronomy
Changwen Lu, Hao Xu
Summary: This study found that summer fruitlet thinning of Ambrosia apples has significant impacts on fruit quality, enhancing attributes such as dry matter content, surface blush coverage, and soluble solids content at harvest. Thinning also helps reduce the incidence of fruit disorders.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hao Xu, Yoichiro Watanabe, Danielle Ediger, Xiaotang Yang, Davis Iritani
Summary: The summer heat waves in the Pacific Northwest in 2021 caused significant fruit damage in apple production zones, particularly sunburn browning. A study on 'Ambrosia' apple was conducted to understand the mechanism of damage and assess fruit quality. The study revealed compromised cell integrity in the sunburned patch, decreased chloroplasts and anthocyanin in damaged cells, as well as increased absorbance difference in the affected skin. Sunburn browning resulted in lower fruit weight, increased dry matter content, acidity, and accelerated ethylene emission. The study also highlighted the importance of rootstock selection in mitigating heat stress and maintaining fruit quality.
Article
Agronomy
Hao Xu, Suzanne Blatt, Danielle Ediger
Summary: Suitable rootstock enhances apple tree resilience by affecting tree vigor, yield, and stem water potential. Dwarfing rootstocks result in lower sunburn fruit ratio and higher projected damage-free yield after sustained heat events. Vigorous rootstocks with higher stem water potential and larger canopy volume contribute to alleviating heat stress and improving apple tree resilience to global warming.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Hao Xu, Danielle Ediger, Amritpal Singh, Christopher Pagliocchini
Summary: This study reveals that the characteristics of xylem vessels in both scion and rootstock play critical roles in regulating hydraulic limitations in grafted apple trees, with higher vessel density and larger vessel size being advantageous for higher yield efficiency.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Susan D. Lawrence, Nicole G. Novak, Hao Xu, Janice E. K. Cooke
PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR
(2013)