Critical knowledge gaps and research priorities in global soil salinity

JW Hopmans, AS Qureshi, I Kisekka, R Munns… - Advances in …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Approximately 1 billion ha of the global land surface is currently salt-affected, representing
about 7% of the earth's land surface. Whereas most of it results from natural geochemical …

Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

GT Freschet, C Roumet, LH Comas… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere and geosphere are key determinants of
terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding …

Responses of root system architecture to water stress at multiple levels: A meta-analysis of trials under controlled conditions

X Kou, W Han, J Kang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Plants are exposed to increasingly severe drought events and roots play vital roles in
maintaining plant survival, growth, and reproduction. A large body of literature has …

Root phenotypes for improved nutrient capture: an underexploited opportunity for global agriculture

JP Lynch - New phytologist, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Nutrient‐efficient crops are a solution to the two grand challenges of modern agriculture:
improving food security while reducing environmental impacts. The primary challenges are …

Towards a multiscale crop modelling framework for climate change adaptation assessment

B Peng, K Guan, J Tang, EA Ainsworth, S Asseng… - Nature plants, 2020‏ - nature.com
Predicting the consequences of manipulating genotype (G) and agronomic management (M)
on agricultural ecosystem performances under future environmental (E) conditions remains …

Pedotransfer functions in Earth system science: Challenges and perspectives

K Van Looy, J Bouma, M Herbst, J Koestel… - Reviews of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil, through its various functions, plays a vital role in the Earth's ecosystems and provides
multiple ecosystem services to humanity. Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are simple to …

Modeling soil processes: Review, key challenges, and new perspectives

H Vereecken, A Schnepf, JW Hopmans… - Vadose zone …, 2016‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The remarkable complexity of soil and its importance to a wide range of ecosystem services
presents major challenges to the modeling of soil processes. Although major progress in soil …

Roots withstanding their environment: exploiting root system architecture responses to abiotic stress to improve crop tolerance

IT Koevoets, JH Venema, JTM Elzenga… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
To face future challenges in crop production dictated by global climate changes, breeders
and plant researchers collaborate to develop productive crops that are able to withstand a …

Bacterial-mediated drought tolerance: current and future prospects

E Ngumbi, J Kloepper - Applied Soil Ecology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
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 …