ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Root Plasticity in the Pursuit of Water.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Responses of root system architecture to water stress at multiple levels: A meta-analysis of trials under controlled conditions.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Pooled it
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- From rhizome diffusion to programmable architecture: a systems framework for controllable spatial expansion in bamboo and other clonal plants.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Root system ideotypes: what is the potential for breeding drought-tolerant grapevine rootstocks?Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- Mycorrhizal associations and root morphology shape mechanical performance in woody plants from cold regions.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Modulation of Root Hydrotropism and Recovery From Drought by MIZ1-like Genes in Tomato.Plant, cell & environment · 2025Article
- Plant Adaptation and Soil Shear Strength: Unraveling the Drought Legacy inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Reveal the Drought Responsive Gene Network in Potato Roots.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Phenotypic plasticity: A missing element in the theory of vegetation pattern formation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Light intensity mediates phenotypic plasticity and leaf trait regionalization in a tank bromeliad.Annals of botany · 2023Article
- Plants sum and subtract stimuli over different timescales.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- The Interplay between Enucleated Sieve Elements and Companion Cells.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Comparative metabolomics of root-tips reveals distinct metabolic pathways conferring drought tolerance in contrasting genotypes of rice.BMC genomics · 2023Article
- Differences in Root Morphologies of Contrasting Wheat (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- 'Root of all success': Plasticity in root architecture of invasive wild radish for adaptive benefit.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Fertilization reduces root architecture plasticity inFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- The signatures of organellar calcium.Plant physiology · 2021Review
- The Adaptation and Tolerance of Major Cereals and Legumes to Important Abiotic Stresses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
One of the greatest challenges of terrestrial vegetation is to acquire water through soil-grown roots. Owing to the scarcity of high-quality water in the soil and the environment's spatial heterogeneity and temporal variability, ranging from extreme flooding to drought, roots have evolutionarily acquired tremendous plasticity regarding their geometric arrangement of individual roots and their three-dimensional organization within the soil. Water deficiency has also become an increasing threat to agriculture and dryland ecosystems due to climate change. As a result, roots have become important targets for genetic selection and modification in an effort to improve crop resilience under water-limiting conditions. This review addresses root plasticity from different angles: Their structures and geometry in response to the environment, potential genetic control of root traits suitable for water-limiting conditions, and contemporary and future studies of the principles underlying root plasticity post-Darwin's 'root-brain' hypothesis. Our increasing knowledge of different disciplines of plant sciences and agriculture should contribute to a sustainable management of natural and agricultural ecosystems for the future of mankind.
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