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TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 19, Issue 12, Pages 779-788Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.08.005
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root architecture; root phenotyping; root microbe interactions
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Roots play an essential role in the acquisition of water and minerals from soils. Measuring crop root architecture and assaying for changes in function can be challenging, but examples have emerged showing that modifications to roots result in higher yield and increased stress tolerance. In this review, we focus mainly on the molecular genetic advances that have been made in altering root system architecture and function in crop plants, as well as phenotyping methods. The future for the modification of crop plant roots looks promising based on recent advances, but there are also important challenges ahead.
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