Emily C. Morris
Shaping 3D root system architecture
Morris, Emily C.; Griffiths, Marcus; Golebiowska, Agata; Mairhofer, Stefan; Burr-Hersey, Jasmine; Goh, Tatsuaki; von Wangenheim, Daniel; Atkinson, Brian; Sturrock, Craig J.; Lynch, Jonathan P.; Vissenberg, Kris; Ritz, Karl; Wells, Darren M.; Mooney, Sacha J.; Bennett, Malcolm J.
Authors
Marcus Griffiths
Agata Golebiowska
Stefan Mairhofer
Jasmine Burr-Hersey
Tatsuaki Goh
Daniel von Wangenheim
Brian Atkinson
Dr CRAIG STURROCK craig.sturrock@nottingham.ac.uk
Principal Research Fellow
Jonathan P. Lynch
Kris Vissenberg
Karl Ritz
DARREN WELLS DARREN.WELLS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Principal Research Fellow
SACHA MOONEY sacha.mooney@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Soil Physics
MALCOLM BENNETT malcolm.bennett@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Plant Science
Abstract
Plants are sessile organisms rooted in one place. The soil resources that plants require are often distributed in a highly heterogeneous pattern. To aid foraging, plants have evolved roots whose growth and development are highly responsive to soil signals. As a result, 3D root architecture is shaped by myriad environmental signals to ensure resource capture is optimised and unfavourable environments are avoided. The first signals sensed by newly germinating seeds — gravity and light — direct root growth into the soil to aid seedling establishment. Heterogeneous soil resources, such as water, nitrogen and phosphate, also act as signals that shape 3D root growth to optimise uptake. Root architecture is also modified through biotic interactions that include soil fungi and neighbouring plants. This developmental plasticity results in a ‘custom-made’ 3D root system that is best adapted to forage for resources in each soil environment that a plant colonises.
Citation
Morris, E. C., Griffiths, M., Golebiowska, A., Mairhofer, S., Burr-Hersey, J., Goh, T., …Bennett, M. J. (2017). Shaping 3D root system architecture. Current Biology, 27(17), R919-R930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.043
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 18, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 11, 2017 |
Publication Date | Sep 11, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Sep 15, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Print ISSN | 0960-9822 |
Electronic ISSN | 1879-0445 |
Publisher | Cell Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 17 |
Article Number | R919-R930 |
Pages | R919-R930 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.043 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/881892 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217307807 |
Additional Information | This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Shaping 3D Root System Architecture; Journal Title: Current Biology; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.043; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. |
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