With ongoing climate change, the severity, frequency and duration of drought in cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), and corn (Zea mays L.) producing areas …

Climate change is a crucial issue among the serious emerging problems which got a global
attention in the last few decades. With the climate change, worldwide crop production has …

Climate change affects agricultural productivity worldwide. Increased prices of food
commodities are the initial indication of drastic edible yield loss, which is expected to …

Improving crops yield under water-limited conditions is the most daunting challenge faced
by breeders. To this end, accurate, relevant phenoty** plays an increasingly pivotal role …

Background The soil represents a reservoir that contains at least twice as much carbon as
does the atmosphere, yet (apart from 'root crops') mainly just the above-ground plant …

The soil holds twice as much carbon as does the atmosphere, and most soil carbon is
derived from recent photosynthesis that takes carbon into root structures and further into …

Cultivated soybean (Glycine max L.) cv. Dunbar (PI 552538) and wild G. soja (PI 326582A)
exhibited significant differences in root architecture and root-related traits. In this study …

Roots are the hidden and most important part of plants. They serve as stabilizers and
channels for uptaking water and nutrients and play a crucial role in the growth and …

Wild soybean species (Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc.) comprise a unique resource to widen
the genetic base of cultivated soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] for various agronomic traits …

Key message Root anatomical trait variation is described for three maize RIL populations.
Six quantitative trait loci (QTL) are presented for anatomical traits: root cross-sectional …