In silico evidence for the utility of parsimonious root phenotypes for improved vegetative growth and carbon sequestration under drought

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 13; p. 1010165
• Main Authors: Schäfer, Ernst D., Ajmera, Ishan, Farcot, Etienne, Owen, Markus R., Band, Leah R., Lynch, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 17.11.2022
• Subjects: aerenchyma; biomass; carbon; carbon assimilation; carbon sequestration; climate change; computer simulation; corn; drought; functional-structural plant/soil model; ideotypes; lateral roots; maize; Mexico; Nigeria; OpenSimRoot_v2; phenotype; Plant Science; root phenotypes; soil; soil carbon; vegetative growth; water stress; Nigeria; Mexico

Drought is a primary constraint to crop yields and climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of drought stress in the future. It has been hypothesized that crops can be made more resistant to drought and better able to sequester atmospheric carbon in the soil by selecting app...