Dynamics in plant roots and shoots minimize stress, save energy and maintain water and nutrient uptake

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dc.contributor.authorArsova, B.
dc.contributor.authorFoster, K.J.
dc.contributor.authorShelden, M.C.
dc.contributor.authorBramley, H.
dc.contributor.authorWatt, M.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPlants are inherently dynamic. Dynamics minimize stress while enabling plants to flexibly acquire resources. Three examples are presented for plants tolerating saline soil: transport of sodium chloride (NaCl), water and macronutrients is nonuniform along a branched root; water and NaCl redistribute between shoot and soil at night-time; and ATP for salt exclusion is much lower in thinner branch roots than main roots, quantified using a biophysical model and geometry from anatomy. Noninvasive phenotyping and precision agriculture technologies can be used together to harness plant dynamics, but analytical methods are needed. A plant advancing in time through a soil and atmosphere space is proposed as a framework for dynamic data and their relationship to crop improvement.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBorjana Arsova, Kylie J. Foster, Megan C. Shelden, Helen Bramley and Michelle Watt
dc.identifier.citationNew Phytologist, 2020; 225(3):1111-1119
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nph.15955
dc.identifier.issn0028-646X
dc.identifier.issn1469-8137
dc.identifier.orcidShelden, M.C. [0000-0002-7203-3763]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/128884
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2019 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2019 New Phytologist Trust
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15955
dc.subjectAgriculture; cell-specific; drought stress; nitrogen; plasticity; root architecture; salinity tolerance; transporters
dc.titleDynamics in plant roots and shoots minimize stress, save energy and maintain water and nutrient uptake
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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