Plant root traits play a crucial role in resource acquisition and crop performance when soil
nutrient availability is low. However, the respective trait responses are complex, particularly …

In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …

Crop leaves in full sunlight dissipate damaging excess absorbed light energy as heat. When
sunlit leaves are shaded by clouds or other leaves, this protective dissipation continues for …

HIGHLIGHTS: Major environmental and genetic factors determining stress-related protein
abundance are discussed. Major aspects of protein biological function including protein …

Given the rapid development of plant genomic technologies, a lack of access to plant
phenoty** capabilities limits our ability to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits …

Plant biologists often grow plants in growth chambers or glasshouses with the ultimate aim
to understand or improve plant performance in the field. What is often overlooked is how …

Constraints in field phenoty** capability limit our ability to dissect the genetics of
quantitative traits, particularly those related to yield and stress tolerance (eg, yield potential …

Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

For seed crops, yield is the cumulative result of both source and sink strength for
photoassimilates and nutrients over the course of seed development. Source strength for …

Ecosystem functioning relies heavily on below‐ground processes, which are largely
regulated by plant fine‐roots and their functional traits. However, our knowledge of fine‐root …