ArticleThe plant genome2020
Genetic control of root anatomical plasticity in maize.
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- Node of origin matters: comparative analysis of soil water limitation effects on nodal root anatomy in maize (Zea mays).Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Between Two Extremes:Plant direct · 2025Article
- The root cortex of the Poaceae: a diverse, dynamic, and dispensable tissue.Plant and soil · 2025Review
- Integrating GWAS with a gene co-expression network better prioritizes candidate genes associated with root metaxylem phenes in maize.The plant genome · 2024Article
- Evidence that variation in root anatomy contributes to local adaptation in Mexican native maize.Evolutionary applications · 2024Article
- Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Asymmetric auxin distribution establishes a contrasting pattern of aerenchyma formation in the nodal roots ofFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Tapping into the plasticity of plant architecture for increased stress resilience.F1000Research · 2023Review
- Functional implications of multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma for soil resource capture and crop improvement.AoB PLANTS · 2022Review
- Soil penetration by maize roots is negatively related to ethylene-induced thickening.Plant, cell & environment · 2022Article
- Root angle in maize influences nitrogen capture and is regulated by calcineurin B-like protein (CBL)-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 15 (ZmCIPK15).Plant, cell & environment · 2022Article
- Maize root responses to drought stress depend on root class and axial position.Journal of plant research · 2022Article
- Improving Soil Resource Uptake by Plants Through Capitalizing on Synergies Between Root Architecture and Anatomy and Root-Associated Microorganisms.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Optimizing Crop Water Use for Drought and Climate Change Adaptation Requires a Multi-Scale Approach.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
- Variation in Root-Related Traits Is Associated With Water Uptake inFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Many paths to one goal: Identifying integrated rice root phenotypes for diverse drought environments.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Root anatomical phenes have important roles in soil resource capture and plant performance; however, their phenotypic plasticity and genetic architecture is poorly understood. We hypothesized that (a) the responses of root anatomical phenes to water deficit (stress plasticity) and different environmental conditions (environmental plasticity) are genetically controlled and (b) stress and environmental plasticity are associated with different genetic loci than those controlling the expression of phenes under water-stress and well-watered conditions. Root anatomy was phenotyped in a large maize (Zea mays L.) association panel in the field with and without water deficit stress in Arizona and without water deficit stress in South Africa. Anatomical phenes displayed stress and environmental plasticity; many phenotypic responses to water deficit were adaptive, and the magnitude of response varied by genotype. We identified 57 candidate genes associated with stress and environmental plasticity and 64 candidate genes associated with phenes under well-watered and water-stress conditions in Arizona and under well-watered conditions in South Africa. Four candidate genes co-localized between plasticity groups or for phenes expressed under each condition. The genetic architecture of phenotypic plasticity is highly quantitative, and many distinct genes control plasticity in response to water deficit and different environments, which poses a challenge for breeding programs.
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