The impact of drought-induced root and root hair shrinkage on root–soil contact
Patrick Duddek, Andrea Carminati, Nicolai Koebernick, Luise Ohmann, Goran Lovrić, Sylvain Delzon, Celia M. Rodríguez Domínguez, Andrew King, Mutez Ali Ahmed
Abstract
Although root hairs significantly increased root–soil contact, in maize, their shrinkage during soil drying is initiated at relatively high soil matric potentials (between −10 and −310 kPa).
Topics & Concepts
Root (linguistics)Root hairShrinkageBotanyBiologyHorticultureChemistryMaterials scienceComposite materialBiochemistryPhilosophyGeneLinguisticsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology Research