Root angle in maize influences nitrogen capture and is regulated by calcineurin B-like protein (CBL)-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 15 (ZmCIPK15)

• Published in: Plant, cell and environment Vol. 45; no. 3
• Main Authors: Schneider, Hannah M., Lor, Vai Nee, Hanlon, Meredith T., Perkins, Alden, Kaeppler, Shawn M., Borkar, Aditi N., Bhosale, Rahul, Zhang, Xia, Rodriguez, Jonas, Bucksch, Alexander, Bennett, Malcolm J., Brown, Kathleen M., Lynch, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 25.06.2021
• Subjects: BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; crown root; GWAS; phenotyping; root architecture

Crops with reduced nutrient and water requirements are urgently needed in global agriculture. Root growth angle plays an important role in nutrient and water acquisition. A maize diversity panel of 481 genotypes was screened for variation in root angle employing a high-throughput field phenotyping p...