Arsova, B.Foster, K.J.Shelden, M.C.Bramley, H.Watt, M.2020-11-092020-11-092020New Phytologist, 2020; 225(3):1111-11190028-646X1469-8137http://hdl.handle.net/2440/128884Plants 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.en© 2019 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2019 New Phytologist TrustAgriculture; cell-specific; drought stress; nitrogen; plasticity; root architecture; salinity tolerance; transportersDynamics in plant roots and shoots minimize stress, save energy and maintain water and nutrient uptakeJournal article003011790710.1111/nph.159550004841138000012-s2.0-85066109699475480Shelden, M.C. [0000-0002-7203-3763]