Root hairs more important than root exudate in rhizosheath formation
Exudates did bind soil to the roots, but were unable to compensate for the absence of root hairs.
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Exudates did bind soil to the roots, but were unable to compensate for the absence of root hairs.
This makes them an ideal target for breeders looking to up resilience without bringing down productivity.
A fragment of the 4D chromosome containing TaALMT1, introgressed into an elite durum cultivar, shows that the fragment enhances root growth in acid soil.