Functional implications of multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma for soil resource capture and crop improvement

• Published in: AoB plants Vol. 14; no. 6; p. plac050
• Main Author: Schneider, Hannah M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Adaptation; Agriculture; Barley; Cell walls; Corn; Crop growth; Crop improvement; Crop resilience; Crops; Efficiency; Lignin; Microorganisms; Nutrient availability; Nutrient uptake; Pests; Phenotypes; Plant breeding; Plant sciences; Rhizosphere; Soil mechanics; Special Issue: Emerging Voices in Botany; Tensile strength; Water availability; Wheat; cortex; Anatomy; multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma; edaphic stress; root

Abstract Suboptimal nutrient and water availability are primary constraints to crop growth. Global agriculture requires crops with greater nutrient and water efficiency. Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma (MCS), a root anatomical trait characterized by small cells with thick cell walls encrusted wit...