Limited water availability is a major environmental factor constraining plant development
and crop yields. One of the prominent adaptations of plants to water deficits is the …

Low soil moisture and high vapour pressure deficit (VPD) cause plant water stress and lead
to a variety of drought responses, including a reduction in transpiration and photosynthesis …

Modifying root systems by crop breeding has been attracting increasing attention as a
potentially effective strategy to enhance the sustainability of agriculture by increasing soil …

Plant roots, the major agent for water and nutrient acquisition, are fundamental for plant
growth, evolution and ecosystem services that human beings depend on (Bardgett et al …

Abstract Background and Aims Mucilage has been hypothesized to soften the gradients in
matric potential at the root–soil interface, thereby facilitating root water uptake in dry soils …

Root resource acquisition strategies play a crucial role in understanding plant water uptake
and drought adaptation. However, the interrelationships among mycorrhizal associations …

Abstract Background And Aims Root hair emergence is affected by heterogeneities in water
availability in the growth medium. Root hairs preferentially emerge into air, whereas their …

Methods Using a physically-based model, implementing rhizosphere and root system
hydraulic properties, and loss of soil-root hydraulic continuity in dry soil conditions, we …

Water uptake by plant roots is an important component of the soil water balance. Predicting
to what extent potential transpiration from the canopy, that is, transpiration demand, can be …

Introduction Root hairs increase the surface area of a plant's root system that is in contact
with the soil, thus facilitating plant water and nutrient uptake. However, little is known about …