The impact of drought-induced root and root hair shrinkage on root–soil contact

• Published in: Plant physiology (Bethesda) Vol. 189; no. 3; pp. 1232 - 1236
• Main Authors: Duddek, Patrick, Carminati, Andrea, Koebernick, Nicolai, Ohmann, Luise, Lovric, Goran, Delzon, Sylvain, Rodriguez-Dominguez, Celia M, King, Andrew, Ahmed, Mutez Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press ; American Society of Plant Biologists 27.06.2022; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Droughts; Environmental Sciences; Letters; Plant Roots; Soil; Stress, Physiological

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).