Root hydraulic phenotypes impacting water uptake in drying soils

G Cai, MA Ahmed, M Abdalla… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil drying is a limiting factor for crop production worldwide. Yet, it is not clear how soil
drying impacts water uptake across different soils, species, and root phenotypes. Here we …

Revisiting the Feddes reduction function for modeling root water uptake and crop transpiration

MLA de Melo, QJ van Lier - Journal of Hydrology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The widely used Feddes reduction function (FRF) was reviewed in the context of its merits
and shortcomings for modeling root water uptake (RWU), crop transpiration, and soil water …

Implementing plant hydraulics in the community land model, version 5

D Kennedy, S Swenson, KW Oleson… - Journal of Advances …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Version 5 of the Community Land Model (CLM5) introduces the plant hydraulic
stress (PHS) configuration of vegetation water use, which is described and compared with …

Multi-year belowground data of minirhizotron facilities in Selhausen

L Lärm, FM Bauer, N Hermes, J van der Kruk… - Scientific data, 2023‏ - nature.com
The production of crops secure the human food supply, but climate change is bringing new
challenges. Dynamic plant growth and corresponding environmental data are required to …

[HTML][HTML] Soil texture mediates the surface cooling effect of urban and peri-urban green spaces during a drought period in the city area of Hamburg (Germany)

B Stumpe, B Bechtel, J Heil, C Jörges… - Science of The Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Urban green spaces (UGS) and peri-urban green spaces (P-UGS) play a crucial role in
reducing the land surface temperature within the urban environment, especially during heat …

Hot viewpoint on how soil texture, soil nutrient availability, and root exudates interact to shape microbial dynamics and plant health

A Adeniji, J Huang, S Li, X Lu, R Guo - Plant and Soil, 2024‏ - Springer
Results The findings reveal that clay soil has a dense structure and limited aeration. As a
stress response, clay soil restricts root growth, prompts plants to release more exudates to …

Partitioning tree water usage into storage and transpiration in a mixed forest

Z Liu, Q Liu, Z Wei, X Yu, G Jia, J Jiang - Forest Ecosystems, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Water migration and use are important processes in trees. However, it is
possible to overestimate transpiration by equating the water absorbed through the plant …

Root zone in the Earth system

H Gao, M Hrachowitz… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2024‏ - hess.copernicus.org
The root zone is a vital part of the Earth system and a key element in hydrology, ecology,
agronomy, and land surface processes. However, its definition varies across disciplines …

Soil textures rather than root hairs dominate water uptake and soil–plant hydraulics under drought

G Cai, A Carminati, M Abdalla, MA Ahmed - Plant Physiology, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Although the role of root hairs (RHs) in nutrient uptake is well documented, their role in water
uptake and drought tolerance remains controversial. Maize (Zea mays) wild-type and its hair …

Transpiration rates decline under limited moisture supply along hillslopes in a humid karst terrain

W Liu, Y Nie, Z Luo, Z Wang, L Huang, F He… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Topographic positions can mediate subsurface water availability, but its effects on tree
transpiration are controversial. In humid karst regions, climax forests are usually not limited …