BioTechniques,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 5
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Observation
of
plant
root
morphology
in
soil
is
fundamental
importance
research,
but
the
lack
transparency
hampers
direct
observation
roots.
One
approaches
to
overcome
this
technical
limitation
use
"transparent
soil"
(TS),
hydrogel-based
beads
produced
by
spherification
gelling
agents.
However,
production
TS
natural
dripping
solution
can
be
labor
intensive,
time
consuming
and
difficult
maintain
consistent
product
quality.
Here
we
present
a
semi-automated
system
for
production.
A
three-channel
peristatic
pump
controls
critical
parameters
spherification,
such
as
drop
height
ionic
strength,
allowing
larger-scale
with
less
manual
operation.
This
improves
efficiency
experiments
using
enables
large-scale
requiring
large
amounts
TS.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Dec. 9, 2022
Plants
are
exposed
to
increasingly
severe
drought
events
and
roots
play
vital
roles
in
maintaining
plant
survival,
growth,
reproduction.
A
large
body
of
literature
has
investigated
the
adaptive
responses
root
traits
various
plants
water
stress
these
studies
have
been
reviewed
certain
groups
species
at
a
scale.
Nevertheless,
not
synthesized
multiple
levels.
This
paper
screened
over
2000
literatures
for
typical
including
growth
angle,
depth,
length,
diameter,
dry
weight,
root-to-shoot
ratio,
hair
length
density
integrates
their
genetic
morphological
scales.
The
genes,
quantitative
trait
loci
(QTLs)
hormones
that
involved
regulation
response
were
summarized.
We
then
statistically
analyzed
discussed
underlying
mechanisms.
Moreover,
we
highlighted
1-D
2-D
(RLD)
distribution
soil
profile.
will
provide
framework
an
integrated
understanding
deficit
scales
such
insights
may
basis
selection
breeding
tolerant
crop
lines.
Physiologia Plantarum,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
176(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
Agricultural
sufficient
productivity
is
of
paramount
importance
for
ensuring
food
security
and
conserving
soil
health
to
support
the
world's
agronomy.
Climatic
abruptions
have
been
emerging
as
one
most
nerve‐pressing
issues
sustainment
planet
Earth
in
twenty‐first
century.
Among
various
environmental
constraints,
drought
stress
stands
out
a
potent
factor
restricting
crop
growth
productivity.
It
triggers
myriad
intricate
responses
plants
combat
underlying
stress‐mediated
adversities.
Gaining
comprehensive
understanding
key
physiological
molecular
mechanisms
that
enable
withstand
crucial
developing
effective
strategies
enhance
resilience.
Ethylene,
gaseous
plant
hormone,
influences
adaptive
measures
adopted
by
subjected
regulating
signal
transduction‐associated
responses.
The
present
review
article
provides
an
in‐depth
critical
roles
ethylene
enhancing
plants'
ability
restrain
severity
stress.
also
highlights
significance
signaling
components
survival
tolerance.
Additionally,
we
illustrated
additive
antagonistic
interactions
with
other
regulators,
which
instigate
tolerance
Conclusively,
this
emphasizes
complex
networks
involved
ethylene‐mediated
tolerance,
providing
valuable
insights
future
research
uncovering
novel
studies
field
biology.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
ABSTRACT
Plants
depend
heavily
on
efficient
nutrient
uptake
and
utilization
for
optimal
growth
development.
However,
plants
are
constantly
subjected
to
a
diverse
array
of
biotic
stresses,
such
as
pathogen
infections,
insect
pests,
herbivory,
well
abiotic
stress
like
drought,
salinity,
extreme
temperatures,
imbalances.
These
stresses
significantly
impact
the
plant's
ability
take
up
use
it
efficiency.
Understanding
how
maintain
efficiency
under
conditions
is
crucial
improving
crop
resilience
sustainability.
This
review
explores
recent
advancements
in
elucidating
mechanisms
underlying
conditions.
Our
aim
offer
comprehensive
perspective
that
can
guide
breeding
stress‐tolerant
nutrition‐efficient
varieties,
ultimately
contributing
advancement
sustainable
agriculture.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(17), P. 2256 - 2256
Published: Aug. 30, 2022
Drought
is
one
of
the
biggest
concerns
in
agriculture
due
to
projected
reduction
global
freshwater
supply
with
a
concurrent
increase
food
demand.
Roots
can
significantly
contribute
improving
drought
adaptation
and
productivity.
Plants
water
uptake
by
adjusting
root
architecture
cooperating
symbiotic
soil
microbes.
Thus,
emphasis
has
been
given
architectural
responses
root–microbe
relationships
drought-resilient
crop
development.
However,
are
continuous
complex
processes
involve
additional
traits
interactions
among
themselves.
This
review
comprehensively
compiles
discusses
several
these
such
as
structural,
physiological,
molecular,
hydraulic,
anatomical,
plasticity,
which
important
consider
together,
changes,
when
developing
resilient
varieties.
In
addition,
it
describes
significance
contribution
structure
holding
capacity
its
implication
on
long-term
resilience
drought.
various
adaptive
ideotypes
monocot
dicot
crops
compared
proposed
for
agroclimatic
conditions.
Overall,
this
provides
broader
perspective
understanding
molecular
regulators,
considerations
simultaneously
integrating
multiple
tolerance
improvement,
under
specific
growing
environments.
The Plant Genome,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Oct. 18, 2023
Abstract
Drought
stress
leads
to
a
significant
amount
of
agricultural
crop
loss.
Thus,
with
changing
climatic
conditions,
it
is
important
develop
resilience
measures
in
systems
against
drought
stress.
Roots
play
crucial
role
regulating
plant
development
under
In
this
review,
we
have
summarized
the
studies
on
roots
and
root‐mediated
responses.
We
also
discussed
importance
root
system
architecture
(RSA)
various
structural
anatomical
changes
that
undergoes
increase
survival
productivity
drought.
Various
genes,
transcription
factors,
quantitative
trait
loci
involved
growth
are
discussed.
A
summarization
instruments
software
can
be
used
for
high‐throughput
phenotyping
field
provided
review.
More
comprehensive
required
help
build
detailed
understanding
RSA
associated
traits
breeding
drought‐resilient
cultivars.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(23), P. 3948 - 3948
Published: Nov. 23, 2023
Rice
(Oryza
sativa
L.)
is
one
of
the
most
significant
staple
foods
worldwide.
Carbohydrates,
proteins,
vitamins,
and
minerals
are
just
a
few
many
nutrients
found
in
domesticated
rice.
Ensuring
high
constant
rice
production
vital
to
facilitating
human
food
supplies,
as
over
three
billion
people
around
globe
rely
on
their
primary
source
dietary
intake.
However,
world’s
grain
quality
have
drastically
declined
recent
years
due
challenges
posed
by
global
climate
change
abiotic
stress-related
aspects,
especially
drought,
heat,
cold,
salt,
submergence,
heavy
metal
toxicity.
Rice’s
reduced
photosynthetic
efficiency
results
from
insufficient
stomatal
conductance
natural
damage
thylakoids
chloroplasts
brought
stressor-induced
chlorosis
leaf
wilting.
Abiotic
stress
farming
can
also
cause
complications
with
redox
homeostasis,
membrane
peroxidation,
lower
seed
germination,
drop
fresh
dry
weight,
necrosis,
tissue
damage.
Frequent
movements,
rolling,
generation
reactive
oxygen
radicals
(RORs),
antioxidant
enzymes,
induction
stress-responsive
enzymes
protein-repair
mechanisms,
osmolytes,
development
ion
transporters,
detoxifications,
etc.,
recorded
potent
morphological,
biochemical
physiological
responses
plants
under
adverse
stress.
To
develop
cultivars
that
withstand
multiple
challenges,
it
necessary
understand
molecular
mechanisms
contribute
deterioration
stresses.
The
present
review
highlights
strategic
defense
adopt
combat
stressors
substantially
affect
fundamental
biochemical,
mechanisms.
Journal of Experimental Botany,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
74(16), P. 4808 - 4824
Published: July 6, 2023
Arbuscular
mycorrhizal
fungi
(AMF)
have
been
presumed
to
ameliorate
crop
tolerance
drought.
Here,
we
review
the
role
of
AMF
in
maintaining
water
supply
plants
from
drying
soils
and
underlying
biophysical
mechanisms.
We
used
a
soil-plant
hydraulic
model
illustrate
impact
several
mechanisms
on
plant
responses
edaphic
The
enhance
soil's
capability
transport
extend
effective
root
length,
thereby
attenuating
drop
matric
potential
at
surface
during
soil
drying.
synthesized
evidence
corresponding
simulations
demonstrate
that
symbiosis
with
postpones
stress
onset
limit,
which
is
defined
as
disproportionality
between
transpiration
rates
leaf
potentials,
can
thus
help
crops
survive
extended
intervals
limited
availability.
also
provide
our
perspective
future
research
needs
call
for
reconciling
dynamic
changes
hydraulics
order
better
understand
relations
face
climate
changes.
