Genetic analysis of data produced by novel root phenotyping tools was used to establish relationships between cowpea root traits and performance indicators as well between root traits and Striga tolerance.
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Crops can make deep roots without making more roots
Cross-species genome-wide association studies and a gene coexpression network identified genes associated with root metaxylem phenotypes in maize under water stress and non-stress and rice.
Metrics of phenes are more reliable, stable, and robust descriptions of root architecture than are estimates of phene aggregates.
Maize lines with reduced ethylene sensitivity penetrate hard soil better, creating deeper rooting in compacted soil
We identify nodal root phenotypes that improve growth of maize under suboptimal nitrogen availability
Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma (MCS) is a root anatomical phenotype in maize, wheat, and other cereals with utility in environments with mechanical impedance.
Ethylene stops root growth through hard soil
QTL for rice root architectural traits under drought