Root hydraulic phenotypes impacting water uptake in drying soils

• Published in: Plant, cell and environment Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 650 - 663
• Main Authors: Cai, Gaochao, Ahmed, Mutez A., Abdalla, Mohanned, Carminati, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Conductance; Crop production; Desiccation; drought; Drying; environment; hydraulic conductivity; Hydraulic properties; Hydraulics; Invited Review; Invited Reviews; leaf water potential; leaves; Moisture content; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Plant Roots - chemistry; Plant Transpiration; Root hairs; root hydraulic conductance; root length; root water uptake; Soil; soil hydraulic conductivity; Soil investigations; Soil properties; Soil texture; Soil water; Soil water potential; Soils; Transpiration; Water - analysis; Water flow; Water potential; Water uptake; Water use; soil texture; soil hydraulic conductivity; root hydraulic conductance; drought; leaf water potential; root water uptake; root hairs; root length

Soil drying is a limiting factor for crop production worldwide. Yet, it is not clear how soil drying impacts water uptake across different soils, species, and root phenotypes. Here we ask (1) what root phenotypes improve the water use from drying soils? and (2) what root hydraulic properties impact...