Root phenotypes for improved nutrient capture an underexploited opportunity for global agriculture

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 223; no. 2; pp. 548 - 564
• Main Author: Lynch, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.07.2019
• Subjects: acid soils; Agriculture; alkaline soils; breeding; breeding programs; calcium; crops; efficiency; environmental impact; food security; foraging; iron; magnesium; nitrogen; Nitrogen - metabolism; nutrient; Phenotype; phosphorus; Phosphorus - metabolism; Plant Breeding; Plant Roots - anatomy & histology; potassium; rhizosphere; root; root anatomy; root architecture; root hairs; Tansley review; topsoil; water; zinc; phenotype; efficiency; root architecture; nutrient; root; water; root anatomy; breeding

Nutrient-efficient crops are a solution to the two grand challenges of modern agriculture: improving food security while reducing environmental impacts. The primary challenges are (1) nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) efficiency; (2) potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) efficiency for acid...