Open AccessThe impact of drought-induced root and root hair shrinkage on root–soil contact
Author(s) -
Patrick Duddek,
Andrea Carminati,
Nicolai Koebernick,
Luise Ohmann,
Goran Lovrić,
Sylvain Delzon,
Celia M. Rodríguez Domínguez,
Andrew King,
Mutez Ali Ahmed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1093/plphys/kiac144
Subject(s) - root (linguistics) , root hair , shrinkage , botany , biology , horticulture , chemistry , materials science , composite material , philosophy , biochemistry , linguistics , gene
Although root hairs significantly increased root–soil contact, in maize, their shrinkage during soil drying is initiated at relatively high soil matric potentials (between −10 and −310 kPa).
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