Root angle in maize influences nitrogen capture and is regulated by calcineurin B‐like protein (CBL)‐interacting serine/threonine‐protein kinase 15 (ZmCIPK15)

• Published in: Plant, cell and environment Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 837 - 853
• Main Authors: Schneider, Hannah M., Lor, Vai Sa Nee, Hanlon, Meredith T., Perkins, Alden, Kaeppler, Shawn M., Borkar, Aditi N., Bhosale, Rahul, Zhang, Xia, Rodriguez, Jonas, Bucksch, Alexander, Bennett, Malcolm J., Brown, Kathleen M., Lynch, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Biomass; Calcineurin; Calcineurin - genetics; Calcineurin - metabolism; Cbl protein; computer simulation; Corn; crown root; environment; Gene mapping; genes; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genomes; Genotypes; GWAS; Kinases; mutants; New varieties; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - metabolism; Nucleotides; Nutrient requirements; phenotype; Phenotyping; phytomass; Plant biomass; Plant growth; Plant Roots - metabolism; Protein kinase; Protein Kinases - metabolism; Proteins; reverse genetics; root architecture; root growth; Serine - genetics; Serine - metabolism; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Threonine; Threonine - metabolism; Water - metabolism; Water requirements; Zea mays - metabolism; root architecture; GWAS; phenotyping; crown root

Crops with reduced nutrient and water requirements are urgently needed in global agriculture. Root growth angle plays an important role in nutrient and water acquisition. A maize diversity panel of 481 genotypes was screened for variation in root angle employing a high‐throughput field phenotyping p...