Response of millet and sorghum to a varying water supply around the primary and nodal roots | Zendy

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Response of millet and sorghum to a varying water supply around the primary and nodal roots

Author(s) -

Mina Rostamza,

R. A. Richards,

Michelle Watt

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct099

Subject(s) - sorghum , biology , nodal , agronomy , root system , grain yield , yield (engineering) , poaceae , materials science , metallurgy , anatomy

Cereals have two root systems. The primary system originates from the embryo when the seed germinates and can support the plant until it produces grain. The nodal system can emerge from stem nodes throughout the plant's life; its value for yield is unclear and depends on the environment. The aim of this study was to test the role of nodal roots of sorghum and millet in plant growth in response to variation in soil moisture. Sorghum and millet were chosen as both are adapted to dry conditions.

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