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Litter and root traits control soil microbial composition and enzyme activities in 28 common subtropical tree species

Journal of Ecology, 2022
Plant trait‐based approaches are frequently used to explore the linkages between above‐ground plant communities and below‐ground ecosystem functions.
X. Wan, Zaipeng Yu, Mengjuan Wang, Yu Zhang, Zhiqun Huang   +4 more
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Roots’ Drought Adaptive Traits in Crop Improvement

Plants, 2022
Drought is one of the biggest concerns in agriculture due to the projected reduction of global freshwater supply with a concurrent increase in global food demand. Roots can significantly contribute to improving drought adaptation and productivity. Plants increase water uptake by adjusting root architecture and cooperating with symbiotic soil microbes ...
Mirza Shoaib, Bikram P. Banerjee, Matthew Hayden, Surya Kant   +3 more
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Genome-Wide Association Study of Topsoil Root System Architecture in Field-Grown Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Water and nutrient acquisition is a critical function of plant root systems. Root system architecture (RSA) traits are often complex and controlled by many genes.
Arun Prabhu Dhanapal, Larry M. York, Kasey A. Hames, Felix B. Fritschi   +3 more
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Drought induces shifts in soil fungal communities that can be linked to root traits across twenty-four plant species.

New Phytologist, 2021
Root traits respond to drought in a species-specific manner, but little is known about how soil fungal communities and root traits respond to drought in concert.
Y. M. Lozano, C. Aguilar‐Trigueros, J. Roy, M. Rillig   +3 more
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Phenotypic variability in bread wheat root systems at the early vegetative stage

BMC Plant Biology, 2020
Background Understanding root system morphology in bread wheat is critical for identifying root traits to breed cultivars with improved resource uptake and better adaptation to adverse environments.
Yinglong Chen, Jairo Palta, P. V. Vara Prasad, Kadambot H. M. Siddique   +3 more
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Screening of Soybean Genotypes Based on Root Morphology and Shoot Traits Using the Semi-Hydroponic Phenotyping Platform and Rhizobox Technique

Agronomy, 2021
Root-system architecture is vital for improving soybean (Glycine max L.) growth and nutrient uptake. We characterised root-system architecture and shoot traits of 30 soybean genotypes in a semi-hydroponic system 35 days after sowing (DAS) and validated ...
Mohammad Salim, Yinglong Chen, Heng Ye, Henry T. Nguyen, Zakaria M. Solaiman, Kadambot H. M. Siddique   +5 more
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Genetic variability, stability and heritability for quality and yield characteristics in provitamin A cassava varieties [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access Article; Published online: 25 Jan 2020Cassava is widely consumed in many areas of Africa, including Ghana, and is a major part of most household diets.
Biljon, A. van, Kulakow, P., Labuschagne, M., Manu-Aduening, J., Parkes, E., Peprah, B.B.   +5 more
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Representing root physiological traits in the root economic space framework

New Phytologist, 2022
This article is a Commentary on Han et al. (2022), 234: 837–849.
Daniela Yaffar, Kristine G. Cabugao, Ina C. Meier   +2 more
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Marker-trait association study for root-related traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2021
Root structure modification can improve important agronomic traits including yield, drought tolerance and nutrient deficiency resistance. The aim of the present study was to investigate the diversity of root traits and to find simple sequence repeat (SSR)
Zahra SHEKARI, Zahra TAHMASEBI, Homayoun KANOUNI, Ali ashraf MEHRABI   +3 more
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Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs.

New Phytologist, 2020
The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere are key determinants of terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding plant belowground components, we are still only beginning to explore the ...
G. T. Freschet, C. Roumet, L. Comas, M. Weemstra, A. Bengough, B. Rewald, R. Bardgett, G. D. De Deyn, David Johnson, J. Klimešová, M. Lukac, M. L. McCormack, I. C. Meier, L. Pagès, Hendrik Poorter, I. Prieto, N. Wurzburger, M. Zadworny, A. Bagniewska-Zadworna, E. Blancaflor, I. Brunner, A. Gessler, S. Hobbie, C. Iversen, L. Mommer, C. Picon-Cochard, J. Postma, Laura Rose, P. Ryser, M. Scherer‐Lorenzen, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, T. Sun, O. Valverde‐Barrantes, A. Weigelt, L. York, A. Stokes   +35 more
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