Regulation of plant root system architecture: implications for crop advancement.
Curr Opin Biotechnol
; 32: 93-98, 2015 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-25448235
ABSTRACT
Root system architecture (RSA) plays a major role in plant fitness, crop performance, and grain yield yet only recently has this role been appreciated. RSA describes the spatial arrangement of root tissue within the soil and is therefore crucial to nutrient and water uptake. Recent studies have identified many of the genetic and environmental factors influencing root growth that contribute to RSA. Some of the identified genes have the potential to limit crop loss caused by environmental extremes and are currently being used to confer drought tolerance. It is hypothesized that manipulating these and other genes that influence RSA will be pivotal for future crop advancements worldwide.
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MEDLINE
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Raízes de Plantas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article