The effect of root hairs on root water uptake is determined by root–soil contact and root hair shrinkage - Duddek, Patrick; Ahmed, Mutez Ali; Javaux, Mathieu; Vanderborght, Jan; Lovric, Goran; King, Andrew; Carminati, Andrea (The New phytologist, 2023)
Keywords: capillary barrier; corn; Dehydration; drought stress; Effectiveness; hydraulic conductivity; image‐based modelling; Mathematical models; Microtomography; Parameters; pore‐scale; Rhizosphere; Root hairs; root water uptake; root–soil contact; shrinkage; Soil; Soil conditions; Soil shrinkage; Soil structure; Soils; Synchrotrons; Uptake; variance; Water; Water uptake; X-radiation; Zea mays; hydraulic conductivity; drought stress; root water uptake; pore-scale; root-soil contact; capillary barrier; root hairs; image-based modelling