Rhizosphere engineering for soil carbon sequestration

C Wang, Y Kuzyakov - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
The rhizosphere is the central hotspot of water and nutrient uptake by plants,
rhizodeposition, microbial activities, and plant-soil-microbial interactions. The plasticity of …

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

M Marin, DS Feeney, LK Brown, M Naveed… - Annals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Previous laboratory studies have suggested selection for
root hair traits in future crop breeding to improve resource use efficiency and stress …

Auxin-producing bacteria promote barley rhizosheath formation

F Xu, H Liao, J Yang, Y Zhang, P Yu, Y Cao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The rhizosheath, or the layer of soil closely adhering to roots, can help plants to tolerate
drought under moderate soil drying conditions. Rhizosheath formation is the result of poorly …

Screening diverse soybean genotypes for drought tolerance by membership function value based on multiple traits and drought-tolerant coefficient of yield

C Yan, S Song, W Wang, C Wang, H Li, F Wang, S Li… - BMC Plant …, 2020 - Springer
Background Drought is a major limiting factor seriously influencing worldwide soybean
production and its impact on yield, morphological and physiological traits depend on the …

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

E Burak, JN Quinton, IC Dodd - Annals of Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Rhizosheaths are defined as the soil adhering to the root
system after it is extracted from the ground. Root hairs and mucilage (root exudates) are key …

Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits

PD Hallett, M Marin, GD Bending, TS George… - Trends in Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Great potential exists to harness plant traits at the root–soil interface, mainly rhizodeposition
and root hairs, to 'build'soils with better structure that can trap more carbon and resources …

The rhizosheath: from desert plants adaptation to crop breeding

PMS Ndour, T Heulin, W Achouak, L Laplaze… - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Background First discovered on desert plants by Volkens 1887, rhizosheath formation, ie
soil aggregation at the root surface, is now considered as a very promising adaptive trait to …

Functions of rhizosheath on facilitating the uptake of water and nutrients under drought stress: a review

M Cheraghi, SM Mousavi, M Zarebanadkouki - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims The optimal management of plant nutrition is an effective
strategy for sustainable agriculture under various conditions. Soil drying is one of the main …

Drought stress and plant ecotype drive microbiome recruitment in switchgrass rhizosheath

TY Liu, N Ye, X Wang, D Das, Y Tan… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rhizosheath, a layer of soil grains that adheres firmly to roots, is beneficial for plant
growth and adaptation to drought environments. Switchgrass is a perennial C4 grass which …

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

SMF Rabbi, MK Tighe, RJ Flavel, BN Kaiser… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms controlling the genesis of rhizosheaths are not well understood, despite
their importance in controlling the flux of nutrients and water from soil to root. Here, we …