Variation in Root-Related Traits Is Associated With Water Uptake in Lagenaria siceraria Genotypes Under Water-Deficit Conditions

Variation in Root-Related Traits Is Associated With Water Uptake in Lagenaria siceraria Genotypes Under Water-Deficit Conditions

In many agricultural areas, crop production has decreased due to a lack of water availability, which is having a negative impact on sustainability and putting food security at risk. In plants, the plasticity of the root system architecture (RSA) is considered to be a key trait driving the modificati...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Iván Contreras-Soto, Dinoclaudio Zacarias Rafael, Leonel Domingos Moiana, Carlos Maldonado, Freddy Mora-Poblete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
bottle gourd
phenotypic plasticity
root system
water-deficit
water productivity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.897256/full

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