Soil compaction and the architectural plasticity of root systems

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 70; no. 21; pp. 6019 - 6034
• Main Authors: Correa, José, Postma, Johannes A., Watt, Michelle, Wojciechowski, Tobias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 18.11.2019
• Subjects: REVIEW PAPER; Review Papers; root responses; Adaptive plasticity; root traits; soil bulk density; phenotypic variation; enotype×environment interaction; soil strength

Soil compaction is a serious global problem, and is a major cause of inadequate rooting and poor yield in crops around the world. Root system architecture (RSA) describes the spatial arrangement of root components within the soil and determines the plant’s exploration of the soil. Soil strength rest...