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TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 22, Issue 10, Pages 823-829Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.07.008
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31601815, 31471933, 31330070]
- Office of China Postdoctoral Council (The International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program) [20160036]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFD0200200]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Designing Future Wheat project at Rothamsted Research
- Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government
- BBSRC [BBS/E/C/000I0220, BBS/E/C/000I0250, BB/P025595/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/C/000I0220, BBS/E/C/000I0250, BB/P025595/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Crop production depends on the availability of water and mineral nutrients, and increased yields might be facilitated by a greater focus on roots-soil interactions. Soil properties affecting plant growth include drought, compaction, nutrient deficiency, mineral toxicity, salinity, and submergence. Plant roots respond to the soil environment both spatially and temporally by avoiding stressful soil environments and proliferating in more favorable environments. We observe that crops can be bred for specific root architectural and biochemical traits that facilitate soil exploration and resource acquisition, enabling greater crop yields. These root traits affect soil physical and chemical properties and might be utilized to improve the soil for subsequent crops. We argue that optimizing root-soil interactions is a prerequisite for future food security.
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