When phosphorus levels are low, mycorrhizae outcompete root hairs in maize
The two adaptations both aid in nutrient uptake, but may work against each other
Tag: rhizosphere
Has agricultural intensification impacted maize root traits?
How have the roots of maize changed since the introduction of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser in the 1940s?
Maize is better when it’s hairy
Root hairs help maize take up phosphorus from the soil.
The responses of root morphology and phosphorus-mobilizing exudations in wheat to increasing shoot phosphorus concentration
Root hairs to halt global warming
Can plants help fight global warming? Nigel Chaffey looks to the roots.
What is it that plant pathogens are attacking?
It might seem obvious that plant pathogens attack plants, but a new paper in Molecular Plant Pathology argues that we should be looking at a wider battle in the soil.
Suppression of Brassica fungal pathogens by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Novel forms of potentially antifungal linear fengycins may serve as a basis for the development of more powerful plant protective agents.
Nutrient foraging linked to population growth in understory shrubs
The effects of nitrogen form on root morphological and physiological adaptations of maize, white lupin and faba bean under phosphorus deficiency
Crop acquisition of phosphorus, iron and zinc in intercropping (Review)
Altruistic plants?
Multi-imaging approach to study the root–soil interface
Combining neutron and fluorescence imaging allows study of the spatiotemporal patterns of oxygen, pH and water content distribution in lupin rhizospheres.
