Locating the microbes along the maize root system under nitrogen limitation: a root phenotypic approach

• Published in: Annals of botany
• Main Authors: Galindo-Castañeda, Tania, Kost, Elena, Giuliano, Elena, Conz, Rafaela Feola, Six, Johan, Hartmann, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 12.08.2025
• Subjects: nitrogen limitation; root architecture; prokaryotes; greenhouse experiment; root phenotyping; root microbiome; Zea mays L; mesocosms; root anatomy

A major challenge in agriculture is the low nitrogen (LN) uptake efficiency of crops, which poses environmental and economic costs. Root adaptive architectural and anatomical phenotypes in synergy with root microbes could be a promising approach to improve plant N uptake. However, little is known ab...