A new model simulates rhizodeposition patterns around growing and exuding root systems.
Tag - mucilage
Rachel Shekar
Galactose-containing enriched root exudates of potato interfere with the growth of Pectobacterium atrosepticum
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a major food crop worldwide and its cultivation is fraught with difficulty. This is because potato roots and tubers are susceptible to many devastating diseases caused by soil-borne...
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Rhizosphere biophysics and root water uptake
The combination of soil drying and a high transpiration rate causes severe water stress in plants. In their Viewpoint article, Carminati et al. develop a biophysical model to describe how low soil moisture and high...
Co-adaptation of seed dormancy and flowering time
Time from seed dispersal to germination and time from germination to flowering are two key life history traits that determine fitness and coexistence of weeds in arable fields. Toorop et al. characterize these two...
Host-plant stimulation of germination in parasitic Phelipanche
The tiny seeds of the obligate root parasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae do not germinate unless they detect chemical signals from a host plant. Joel et al. study seed ultrastructure and find that mucilage swelling in...
