Should Root Plasticity Be a Crop Breeding Target?

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 11; p. 546
• Main Authors: Schneider, Hannah M., Lynch, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 15.05.2020; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: anatomy; architecture; BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; breeding; crop; crop, ideotype; ideotype; Plant Science; plasticity; root; anatomy; root; ideotype; plasticity; crop; architecture; breeding

Root phenotypic plasticity has been proposed as a target for the development of more productive crops in variable environments. However, the plasticity of root anatomical and architectural responses to environmental cues is highly complex, and the consequences of these responses for plant fitness ar...