Root architecture is a major determinant of plant fitness and is under constant modification in
response to favorable and unfavorable environmental stimuli. Beyond impacts on the …

Background Plant root systems are key drivers of plant function and yield. They are also
under-explored targets to meet global food and energy demands. Many new technologies …

A plants' water and nutrients are primarily absorbed through roots, which in a natural setting
is highly dependent on the 3-dimensional configuration of the root system, collectively …

If we want to understand how the environment has shaped the appearance and behavior of
living creatures, we need to compare groups of individuals that differ in genetic makeup and …

Three-dimensional models of root growth, architecture and function are becoming important
tools that aid the design of agricultural management schemes and the selection of beneficial …

Background and aims The main difficulty in the use of 3D root architecture models is correct
parameterization. We evaluated distributions of the root traits inter-branch distance …

Quantifying plant morphology is a very challenging task that requires methods able to
capture the geometry and topology of plant organs at various spatial scales. Recently, the …

An important aspect of below-ground crop physiology is its root foraging performance, which
is inherently related to root system architecture (RSA). A 2-yr field experiment was …

Aims Although different plant foraging responses to the two macronutrients nitrogen (N) and
phosphorus (P) are well researched, the effect of timing of fertilizer application on root …

The success of grafting and the sustained growth of newly grafted grapevines depend on the
ability of hardwood cuttings taken from parent plants to rapidly initiate new adventitious roots …