Crop root system architecture in drought response

• Published in: Journal of genetics and genomics Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 4 - 13
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yanjun, Wu, Xi, Wang, Xingrong, Dai, Mingqiu, Peng, Yunling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Crop; drought; Drought resistance; drought tolerance; food security; Genetic improvement; genomics; Root system architecture; root systems; Crop; Drought resistance; Genetic improvement; Root system architecture

Drought is a natural disaster that profoundly impacts on global agricultural production, significantly reduces crop yields, and thereby poses a severe threat to worldwide food security. Addressing the challenge of effectively improving crop drought resistance (DR) to mitigate yield loss under drough...