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

Revealing bending and force in a soft body through a plant root inspired approach

(2015) Chiara Lucarotti et al.   Scientific Reports

Mutation in xyloglucan 6-xylosytransferase results in abnormal root hair development in Oryza sativa

(2014) Chuang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

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

A Novel Growing Device Inspired by Plant Root Soil Penetration Behaviors

(2014) Ali Sadeghi et al.   PLoS One

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

Root growth in biopores—evaluation with in situ endoscopy

(2013) Miriam Athmann et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root hair length and rhizosheath mass depend on soil porosity, strength and water content in barley genotypes

(2013) Rebecca E. Haling et al.   PLANTA

Soil strength and macropore volume limit root elongation rates in many UK agricultural soils

(2012) Tracy A. Valentine et al.   ANNALS OF 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

The distribution and abundance of wheat roots in a dense, structured subsoil – implications for water uptake

(2009) ROSEMARY G. WHITE et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT