Guillaume Lobet
Demystifying roots: a need for clarification and extended concepts in root phenotyping
Lobet, Guillaume; Paez-Garcia, Ana; Schneider, Hannah; Junker, Astrid; Atkinson, Jonathan A.; Tracy, Saoirse
Authors
Ana Paez-Garcia
Hannah Schneider
Astrid Junker
JONATHAN ATKINSON JONATHAN.ATKINSON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Future Food Beacon: technologist in Phenomics
Saoirse Tracy
Abstract
Plant roots have major roles in plant anchorage, resource acquisition and offer environmental benefits including carbon sequestration and soil erosion mitigation. As such, the study of root system architecture, anatomy and functional properties is of crucial interest to plant breeding, with the aim of sustainable yield production and environmental stewardship.
Due to the importance of the root system studies, there is a need for clarification of terms and concepts in the root phenotyping community. In particular in this contribution, we advocate for the use of a reference naming system (ontologies) for roots and root phenes. Such uniformity would not only allow better understanding of research results, but would also enable a better sharing of data. In addition, we highlight the need to incorporate the concept of plasticity in breeding programs, as it is an essential component of root system development in heterogeneous environments.
Citation
Lobet, G., Paez-Garcia, A., Schneider, H., Junker, A., Atkinson, J. A., & Tracy, S. (2018). Demystifying roots: a need for clarification and extended concepts in root phenotyping. Plant Science, 282, 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.09.015
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Publication Date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Nov 6, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 12, 2018 |
Journal | Plant Science |
Print ISSN | 0168-9452 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-2259 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 282 |
Pages | 11-13 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.09.015 |
Keywords | Root; Phenotyping; Plasticity; Ontology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1231500 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016894521730910X?via%3Dihub |
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