Phenotyping and modeling of root hydraulic architecture reveal critical determinants of axial water transport

• Published in: Plant Physiology
• Main Authors: Boursiac, Yann, Pradal, Christophe, Bauget, Fabrice, Lucas, Mikaël, Delivorias, Stathis, Godin, Christophe, Maurel, Christophe
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: Regular Issue Content; Hagen; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9516777/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35708646; https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac281

Water uptake by roots is a key adaptation of plants to aerial life. Water uptake depends on root system architecture (RSA) and tissue hydraulic properties that, together, shape the root hydraulic architecture. This work investigates how the interplay between conductivities along radial (e.g. aquapor...