ReviewThe Plant cell2024
Not so hidden anymore: Advances and challenges in understanding root growth under water deficits.
Review in The Plant cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 21 papers.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutrient-mediated tree growth responses are governed by internal resource allocation: intra-organ water-carbon trade-offs and inter-organ carbon concentration gradient.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- Nitric oxide and abscisic acid: two intimate collaborators regulating plant defense against drought.Protoplasma · 2026Review
- Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Strategies for Understanding Plant Drought Response.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The role of jasmonates in plant root growth and development.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Physiological and Molecular Responses of Seed Germination to Irrigating-Sowing in Drought-Stressed Foxtail Millet (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Theoretical Analyses of Turgor Pressure and Expansive Growth Rate of Plant Cells During Water Deficit.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unearthing the hidden organ: vital role of the root in drought tolerance of plants.Plant molecular biology · 2025Review
- Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants.The Plant cell · 2025Review
- Resilience of Maize to Environmental Stress: Insights into Drought and Heat Tolerance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Understanding and optimizing plant growth in water-limited environments: 'growth versus defence' or 'growth versus risk mitigation'?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Roles of hormones in regulating root growth-water interactions.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- Natural variation in a cortex/epidermis-specific transcription factor bZIP89 determines lateral root development and drought resilience in maize.Science advances · 2025Article
- Root sweet root: how date palm uses osmotic adjustment to thrive in arid climates.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Article
- Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Maize nodal root growth maintenance during water deficit: metabolic acclimation and the role of increased solute deposition in osmotic adjustment.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Root enhancement improves rhizosphere nutrient availability and promotes growth in flue-cured tobacco.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Arabidopsis calcium-dependent protein kinases 4/5/6/11 negatively regulate hydrotropism via phosphorylation of MIZU-KUSSEI1.The Plant cell · 2024Article
- Variation in Root Biomass and Distribution Based on the Topography, Soil Properties, and Tree Influence Index: The Case of Mt. Duryun in Republic of Korea.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Celebrating the American Society of Plant Biologists centennial anniversary: A compendium of review articles in plant biology.The Plant cell · 2024Article
- Celebrating the American Society of Plant Biologists centennial anniversary: A compendium of review articles in plant biology.Plant physiology · 2024Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
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 maintenance of root growth that enables sustained access to soil water. Despite early recognition of the adaptive significance of root growth maintenance under water deficits, progress in understanding has been hampered by the inherent complexity of root systems and their interactions with the soil environment. We highlight selected milestones in the understanding of root growth responses to water deficits, with emphasis on founding studies that have shaped current knowledge and set the stage for further investigation. We revisit the concept of integrated biophysical and metabolic regulation of plant growth and use this framework to review central growth-regulatory processes occurring within root growth zones under water stress at subcellular to organ scales. Key topics include the primary processes of modifications of cell wall-yielding properties and osmotic adjustment, as well as regulatory roles of abscisic acid and its interactions with other hormones. We include consideration of long-recognized responses for which detailed mechanistic understanding has been elusive until recently, for example hydrotropism, and identify gaps in knowledge, ongoing challenges, and opportunities for future research.
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