This is how plant roots always know to grow downwards The roots of corn seedlings grow downwards with gravity. Credit: Darkves/Getty Images New research has discovered how the plant hormone auxin guides roots to grow downwards in the direction of gravity,...

This is how plant roots always know to grow downwards #Science #Biology #Botany #PlantRoots #GrowthMechanism #BotanyResearch

Arbuscular mycorrhizal association regulates global root–seed coordination - Nature Plants In this study, Yang et al. compile a global dataset to uncover the degree to which plants coordinate root and seed traits. They report a global positive correlation between root diameter and seed size...

New publication from the #TREELab under the leadership of Dr Yang and Dr Kong. A global review exploring a fascinating story of how pathogen pressure has been an important component defining the evolution of functional traits in root systems. #FIU #plantroots

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought | The-14 Many people think of plants as nice-looking greens. Essential for clean air, yes, but simple organisms. A step change in research is shaking up the way scientists think about plants: they are far more...

Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought
#Soil #Drought #Plants #XRay #PlantRoots #SoilHealth #DroughtResilience #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #SustainableFarming #SoilScience #RootEngineering
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What are the most cutting-edge methods to image complex root systems in mature trees in field conditions? Ground-penetrating radar? X-ray CT?
What resolution can we get?

Anyone working on wilder techniques?

#science #imaging #plantroots #plantscience #plantmethods #root #phenotyping #soil

Unexpectedly deep roots in plants unearth new questions about soil carbon storage Plants and trees extend their roots into the earth in order to draw nutrients and water from the soil—however, these roots are thought to decline as they move deeper underground. But a new study by a ...

Plant roots grow deeper than expected, some reaching more than 20 feet below ground, revealing a little-known part of ecosystems that helps plants survive harsh environments.
#SoilScience
#Ecology
#PlantRoots
#biology
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Paper 1
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Paper 2
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MYB68 regulates radial endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning In this study, Kraska et al. identify MYB68 as a novel regulator of endodermal suberization, linked to the formation of distinct identities in the xylem-pole-associated endodermis. The research uncove...

📜 MYB68 regulates radial endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning

🧑‍🔬 @leoniekraska.bsky.social, @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social, et al.

📔 @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

🔗 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #Suberin #PlantCellWalls #PlantRoots #PassageCells

Hormonal regulation of primary root development Dynamic hormone networks orchestrate Arabidopsis root meristem growth. In this review, Nittis et al. highlight recent advances in how these regulatory systems shape root development and discuss their ...

📜 Hormonal regulation of primary root development

🧑‍🔬 Michela De Nittis, Mirko De Vivo, @raffolab.bsky.social, Sabrina Sabatini

📔 @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

🔗 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #RootBiology #PlantRoots #Phytohormones #Auxin #Cytokinin #PlantDevelopment

MLO-mediated Ca2+ influx regulates root hair tip growth in Arabidopsis

📜 MLO-mediated Ca2+ influx regulates root hair tip growth in Arabidopsis

🧑‍🔬 @siennaogawa.bsky.social, @sakessler.bsky.social, et al.

📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantRoots #PlantSignaling #FERONIA #RootHairs #PlantCalcium

Hidden aging: the secret role of root senescence Root age-dependent processes have remained poorly understood. Here, we define root age-related terms in their eco-/physiological context, provide a sy…

📜 Hidden aging: the secret role of root senescence

🧑‍🔬 Cevza Esin Tunc, Nicolaus von Wirén

📔 @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantRoots #PlantDevelopment

Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development? Hormones play vital roles in plant root development. Mathematical models have been employed to study hormone functions. However, models developed by different research groups focus on different aspect...

📜 Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development?

🧑‍🔬 Simon Moore, Junli Liu, Chunli Chen, Keith Lindsey

📔 @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #Phytohormones #PlantRoots

The variation partitioning of soil properties and plant community characteristics on root traits in 0–10 cm (a) and 10–20 cm (b) soil layers.

#PlantRoots show flexible traits to changing precipitation, but the factors driving root trait covariation remain poorly understood. Yi-Heng Li et al. explored the precipitation-induced #SoilProperties and #PlantCommunities mediate #RootStrategies in the #ZoigeAlpineMeadow.
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

A Way to Interact with the World: Complex and Diverse Spatiotemporal Cell Wall Thickenings in Plant Roots | Annual Reviews Plant cells are defined by their walls, which, in addition to providing structural support and shape, are an integral component of the nonliving extracellular space called the apoplast. Cell wall thic...

📜 A Way to Interact with the World: Complex and Diverse Spatiotemporal Cell Wall Thickenings in Plant Roots

🧑‍🔬 Alex Cantó-Pastor, Concepcion Manzano, @bradylabs.bsky.social

📔 Annual Review of Plant Biology

🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantRoots

Spatial root zone secretion of #PlantMetabolites into the #Rhizosphere is becoming a thing.

I've been hearing @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social talk about it for years, but now this trend is also becoming visible in publications:

1) shorturl.at/0vIxf

2) shorturl.at/aVi67

#PlantScience #PlantRoots

At the grass roots: non‐destructive root phenotyping using X‐ray computed tomography Click on the article title to read more.

📜 At the grass roots: non-destructive root phenotyping using X-ray computed tomography

🧑‍🔬 @gwenkirschner.bsky.social

📔 @theplantjournal.bsky.social

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #RootBiology #PlantRoots #PlantImaging

SOIL - a hopeful climate podcast told by the scientists, farmers and communities who are turning dirt back into soil 🌱🪱 visit thesoilpodcast.com for updates

#soil #soilscience #plantroots #soilbiology #soils #pedology #geology #soilpodcast #soilsecurity #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture

Intrinsic cues guiding changes in division orientation in the Arabidopsis root meristem – a formative experience Abstract. The orientation of cell divisions is crucial for normal development of all plant organs throughout their lifecycle. Despite the importance of und

📜 Intrinsic cues guiding changes in division orientation in the Arabidopsis root meristem – a formative experience

🧑‍🔬 Nataliia Konstantinova, Claudia von der Mark & @bertderybel.bsky.social

📙 @jxbotany.bsky.social

🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #RootBiology #PlantRoots

Issues | Plant Physiology | Oxford Academic Plant Physiology is an international journal devoted to physiology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, and environmental biology of plants

There's a new @plantphys.bsky.social focus issue out on #RootDevelopment:

academic.oup.com/plphys/issue

#PlantScience #RootBiology #PlantRoots #PlantDevelopment

Preparing Anthoxanthum odoratum roots for imaging taken from our short film on #fungi and #plantroots

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on Anthoxanthum odoratum roots, with ink and vinegar staining. In a different imagining session the arbuscules show autofluoresce, has anyone else seen this? #arbuscularfungi #plantroots #fungi

Identification of mebendazole as an ethylene signaling activator reveals a role of ethylene signaling in the regulation of lateral root angles He et al. identify a small molecule that regulates lateral root angle. They show that the compound increases lateral root angle by inhibiting CTR1 kinase activity, which in turn activates ethylene sig...

📜 Identification of mebendazole as an ethylene signaling activator reveals a role of ethylene signaling in the regulation of lateral root angles

🧑‍🔬 Wenrong He (何文容), Wolfgang Busch, et al.

📔 Cell Reports

🔗 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

#️⃣ (Feeds) #Phytohormones #PlantDevelopment #PlantRoots

Olive tree in Bejís (Alto Palancia, Castelló, E Spain)

Usually, you have to dig up hard to see lignotubers.
We are fortunate that the town of Bejís has established a living tribute to the lignotuber!

Olive tree (Olea europaea), Bejís, Alto Palancia, Castelló, E Spain
🧪🌍🌾 #botany #PlantScience #PlantRoots #PlantDev botany

The exodermis: A forgotten but promising apoplastic barrier The endodermis and exodermis are widely recognized as two important barriers in plant roots that play a role in regulating the movement of water and i…

📜 The exodermis: A forgotten but promising apoplastic barrier

🧑‍🔬 Tingting Liu, Tino Kreszies

📔 Journal of Plant Physiology

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#️⃣ (Feeds) #PlantScience #ApoplasticBarriers #PlantDevelopment #PlantRoots