Plant phosphorus-acquisition and-use strategies affect soil carbon cycling

W Ding, WF Cong, H Lambers - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - cell.com
Increased anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is driving N-limited ecosystems towards
phosphorus (P) limitation. Plants have evolved strategies to respond to P limitation which …

Root anatomy and soil resource capture

JP Lynch, CF Strock, HM Schneider, JS Sidhu, I Ajmera… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Background Suboptimal water and nutrient availability are primary constraints in global
agriculture. Root anatomy plays key roles in soil resource acquisition. In this article we …

Location: root architecture structures rhizosphere microbial associations

T Galindo-Castañeda, M Hartmann… - Journal of experimental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Root architectural phenotypes are promising targets for crop breeding, but root architectural
effects on microbial associations in agricultural fields are not well understood. Architecture …

Linking rhizosphere processes across scales: Opinion

A Schnepf, A Carminati, MA Ahmed, M Ani, P Benard… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Simultaneously interacting rhizosphere processes determine emergent plant
behaviour, including growth, transpiration, nutrient uptake, soil carbon storage and …

Reductive dissolution of iron phosphate modifies rice root morphology in phosphorus-deficient paddy soils

C Wang, L Thielemann, MA Dippold… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Root morphology reflects plant adaptations to phosphorus (P) deficiency. We hypothesized
that changes in rice root morphology reflect P deficiency decrease after ferric iron (Fe (III)) …

Resources for image-based high-throughput phenotyping in crops and data sharing challenges

MF Danilevicz, PE Bayer, BJ Nestor… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) platforms are capable of monitoring the phenotypic
variation of plants through multiple types of sensors, such as red green and blue (RGB) …

X-ray microscopy enables multiscale high-resolution 3D imaging of plant cells, tissues, and organs

KE Duncan, KJ Czymmek, N Jiang, AC Thies… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Capturing complete internal anatomies of plant organs and tissues within their relevant
morphological context remains a key challenge in plant science. While plant growth and …

Filling gaps in our understanding of belowground plant traits across the world: an introduction to a Virtual Issue

CM Iversen, ML McCormack - New Phytologist, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The belowground world is one of the final frontiers in terrestrial ecology. The tangling of
plant roots with the surrounding soil below is a lifeline for the humble forbs and towering …

Biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi play different roles in enabling maize to uptake phosphorus

M Li, L Cai - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The addition of biochar alters soil habitats and has an active effect on the symbiotic
relationship between plants and mycorrhizal fungi. However, it is still unclear whether this …

The impact of root exudates, volatile organic compounds, and common mycorrhizal networks on root system architecture in root-root interactions

X Zhang, J Yan, M Khashi u Rahman… - Journal of Plant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Plants constantly communicate with coexisting neighbors and adjust their physiological and
morphological characteristics, including changes in root system architecture (RSA) …