Plant RootPub Date : 2012-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.6.28
A. Ureshi, Shuichi Matuda, Emiko Ohashi, K. Onishi, I. Takamure, K. Kato
{"title":"The rice RCN1/OsABCG5 mutation is associated with root de-velopment in response to nutrient shortage","authors":"A. Ureshi, Shuichi Matuda, Emiko Ohashi, K. Onishi, I. Takamure, K. Kato","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.6.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.6.28","url":null,"abstract":"Plants constantly sense changes in their environment. When nutrient elements are scarce, plants often allocate a greater proportion of their biomass to the root system. In the present study, we characterized the early root development of rice reduced culm number (rcn) mutants under standard growth conditions. Short lateral root length was consistent in five rcn mutants, and the remaining root traits varied between the rcn mutants. Subsequently, we characterized the effects of rcn1 mutation in response to nutrient shortage. Root development, involving the elongation of seminal, crown, and lateral roots and branching of the lateral roots, was promoted in wild type in response to nutrient shortage. However, in rcn1 mutants, crown root elongation was constant and lateral root branching was reduced in response to nutrient shortage. The present results indicate that RCN1/OsABCG5 is associated with root development in response to nutrient shortage.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"6 1","pages":"28-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.6.28","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69622589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-12-20DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.7.92
A. Henry
{"title":"IRRI’s drought stress research in rice with emphasis on roots: accomplishments over the last 50 years","authors":"A. Henry","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.7.92","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.7.92","url":null,"abstract":"Early recognition of the importance of roots for drought resistance, and the diversity in rice root architecture, provided a strong foundation for drought research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). IRRI was founded in 1960, and large efforts for research on root growth in response to drought were ongoing by the mid-1970s, with an emphasis on deep root growth, formation of coarse nodal roots, and the root pulling force method. In the 1980s, aeroponic studies on root morphology and anatomy and line-source sprinkler field studies were commonly conducted. The use of crosses to better understand the genetics of root traits started in the 1980s. Further characterization of the genetics behind root traits was conducted in the 1990s, specifically the use of molecular markers to select for root trait QTLs. A shift toward rainfed lowland experiments in addition to upland conditions began in the 1990s, with increased recognition of the different types of drought stress environments and characterization of root water uptake. In the 2000s, drought breeding efforts moved from selection of root traits to direct selection for yield under drought. Today (the 2010s), we have identified two major drought-yield QTLs to be related to root traits, and phenotyping for association mapping of genes related to root traits and functions is underway. After direct selection for yield during the past decade that is now approaching impact at the farm level, we are seeing that root traits are indeed involved in improved yield under drought.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"7 1","pages":"92-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.7.92","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69622339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-11-30DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.40
B. Tamang, M. Andreu, C. Staudhammer, D. Rockwood, S. Jose
{"title":"Towards an empirical relationship between root length density and root number in windbreak-grown cadaghi (Corymbia torelliana) trees","authors":"B. Tamang, M. Andreu, C. Staudhammer, D. Rockwood, S. Jose","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.40","url":null,"abstract":"Because windbreaks are planted for sustainable agriculture but may lower crop yields near them due to competition, suitable competi- tion mitigation methods must be applied at the windbreak-crop interface to increase crop yields. Effective underground competition management requires information on important root variables such as preferential root growth direction and root length density (RLD, root length per unit volume of soil). This study examined root isotropy (i.e., uniformity in all directions) in windbreak- grown cadaghi (Corymbia torelliana) trees in south Florida and developed an empirical relationship between RLD and number of roots (N) per unit of surface of soil exiting the trench face. Numbers of roots exiting the frontal face parallel to the windbreak (NX), vertical face perpendicular to the frontal face (NY), and basal horizontal face (NZ) of 10 x 10 x 10 cm soil cubes were counted. Cadaghi roots were anisotropic and had horizontal growth preference. Average root numbers were ranked NX>NY>NZ. Both NX and the average root number exiting X, Y and Z faces of the soil cube (NAVG) were significant variables for estimating RLD. The coefficients of NX and NAVG were 1.1 and 3.1. These results should be helpful to manage underground competition effectively at the windbreak-crop interface to improve crop yields.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"40-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.40","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69621743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.5
Tetsuya Doi, J. Abe, F. Shiotsu, S. Morita
{"title":"Study on rhizosphere bacterial community in lowland rice grown with organic fertilizers by using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis","authors":"Tetsuya Doi, J. Abe, F. Shiotsu, S. Morita","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.5","url":null,"abstract":"For the promotion of environment-friendly agriculture, use of organic fertilizers and green materials is increasingly attempted in rice farming. Although effects of organic fertilizers on soil bacteria in the rhizosphere can differ from those in non-rhizosphere soil, microbiological studies that specifically address the rice rhizosphere still limited. This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of organic fertilizers on soil bacteria communities through comparison of rhizosphere soils and bulk soils. Effects of soil types and seasonal change were also analyzed. Rice plants (Oryza sativa L. cv. Nipponbare) were cultivated in a lowland paddy field of Andosol soil. Applications of compost and rice bran in combination with chemical fertilizer were compared with control soil (chemical fertilizer only). Soil 16S rDNA extracted from rhizosphere soil collected using ultrasonic treatment of rice roots and from bulk soils were analyzed using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Principal component analysis based on PCR-DGGE profiles revealed clear differences in the community structures of soil bacteria between rhizosphere and bulk soils. Furthermore, rhizosphere bacterial community structures of compost and rice bran treatments were plainly different from that of control, and changed with the seasons. The organic fertilizers showed pronounced effects on bacterial communities until mid-summer, but small effects in autumn. Results of this study suggest that the rhizosphere microorganisms in paddy fields can be modified through organic fertilizer management. Moreover, effects of organic fertilizer application, soil type, and phenology on soil bacteria appear depending on interaction with the rice rhizosphere effects in paddy fields.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"5-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69621814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.24
M. Grzesiak
{"title":"Erratum: Impact of soil compaction on root architecture, leaf water status, gas exchange and growth of maize and triticale seedlings [Plant Root Vol. 3 (2009) 10-16]","authors":"M. Grzesiak","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.24","url":null,"abstract":"The editorial office of Plant Root notes the following correction on behalf of the author. The second author in one of the cited papers was incorrect in the original article. [Page 11, left column, “O′Toole and Cruz 1983”; Page 16, right column, “O′Toole JC, Cruz RT 1983”]","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"24-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69622079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.25
A. Ratushnyak, Valentina I. Poluyanova, K. I. Abramova, M. G. Andreeva, A. Y. Ratushnyak, S. V. Berdnik, Maxim V. Trushin
{"title":"The effect of nitrate nitrogen and salicylic acid on aerenchyma formation in Typha angustifolia grown in mesocosms","authors":"A. Ratushnyak, Valentina I. Poluyanova, K. I. Abramova, M. G. Andreeva, A. Y. Ratushnyak, S. V. Berdnik, Maxim V. Trushin","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.25","url":null,"abstract":"Macrophytes play a significant role in the functioning of hydroecosystems. Their activities include changes at the physiological and anatomical levels toward the action of various pollutants. This study was intended to reveal some features in aerenchyma formation in roots of Typha angustifolia exposed to various concentrations of nitrate nitrogen and salicylic acid. It was found that the resistance of T. angustifolia to nitrate nitrogen is mediated by redistribution of aerenchyma formation in the root system. The action of salicylic acids results in decreasing influence of nitrate nitrogen in two types of adventitious roots. Features of aeren- chyma formation in the soilborne roots and aquatic ones were different.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"25-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.25","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69622132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.1
I. Karahara
{"title":"Publications from 2007 to 2010 in Plant Root: A retrospection","authors":"I. Karahara","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69621968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.69
C. Gasch, T. Collier, S. Enloe, S. Prager
{"title":"A GIS-based method for the analysis of digital rhizotron images","authors":"C. Gasch, T. Collier, S. Enloe, S. Prager","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.69","url":null,"abstract":"Quantification of belowground plant response via rhizotron root image analysis is difficult and time-consuming, yet a plant's root response is of great interest to many researchers. Here, we present an automated, time efficient method for examining digital rhizotron images. A total of 285 digital images (218 mm by 300 mm) were collected using a flatbed scanner from 16 rhizotron boxes from an experiment designed to evaluate the root response of Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (L.) Miller to herbivory by the Dalmatian toadflax stem mining weevil, Mecinus janthinus Germar, a widely used biological control agent. Images were quantified for root length and area using two methods: manually digitizing images using Root Measurement System (RMS) software, and semi- automated analysis using Feature Analyst™, an extension for a geographic information system. Feature Analyst length and area values were highly positively correlated with RMS area values, but were not correlated with RMS length measurements. The semi-automated Feature Analyst approach required one-eighth of the time required to analyze images using the manual RMS method. Feature Analyst for digital image analysis warrants more investigation, but appears to be a promising method for quantifying belowground plant characteristics.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"69-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.69","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69622521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.46
S. Kucbel, P. Jaloviar, Jozef Špišák
{"title":"Quantity, vertical distribution and morphology of fine roots in Norway spruce stands with different stem density","authors":"S. Kucbel, P. Jaloviar, Jozef Špišák","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.46","url":null,"abstract":"In the study, the influence of stand density on quantitative and morphological parameters of fine roots with the diameter less than 2 mm was analysed. The results confirmed the differences of the fine root distributions and the total fine root mass between stands with different density. The Norway spruce stand with lower stem density has a lower overall fine root mass but, at the same time, a higher fine root mass regarding the single tree. In the litter (Ol, Of-horizons), the fine roots are present only in the plot with higher density. The cumulative proportion of fine root biomass in the layer 0-10 cm reaches 67% in the plot with lower density and 78% in the plot with higher density. In the lower density plot, a lower proportion of fine roots in the diameter class under 0.25 mm was found in all analysed parameters. Specific root length, root surface area and root tissue density reflect the different diameter structure of fine roots in the surveyed plots. We suppose the stand density significantly affects the fine root system, espe- cially by the change of moisture regime in the litter and in the upper parts of the A-horizon. Despite the high fine root dynamics of single trees, the Norway spruce stand with the lower stem density is not able to effectively utilize the entire soil space.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"46-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.46","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69621796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant RootPub Date : 2011-01-01DOI: 10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.17
N. Yazdanbakhsh, J. Fisahn
{"title":"Stable diurnal growth rhythms modulate root elongation of Arabidopsis thaliana","authors":"N. Yazdanbakhsh, J. Fisahn","doi":"10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3117/PLANTROOT.5.17","url":null,"abstract":"Arabidopsis root growth kinetics were investigated with high temporal and spatial resolution in combination with detailed statistical analysis to resolve presence of diurnal modulation of root tip displacement. In particular, high resolution video imaging was used to monitor root-tip displacement of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings over several days. Root growth kinetics were sampled and statistically analyzed in two different photoperiods: long day LD (16 h-8 h) and equal LD (12 h-12 h) light. Diurnal root elongation kinetics exhibited five highly reproducible phases, one of these being a maximum of root growth rate displayed 1-2 h after the light on phase. Then, during the later part of the light period, root growth rate decreased. Several hours before darkening root elongation rates started to increase, with a profound decrease immediately after darkness. Subsequent to this dark-induced reduction in root growth rate the remaining part of the night was characterized by increasing growth activity. Together, tip elongation, in Arabidopsis roots is modulated by strong diurnal rhythms that are maintained in both photoperiods used and also in continuous illumination.","PeriodicalId":20205,"journal":{"name":"Plant Root","volume":"5 1","pages":"17-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69622032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}