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Mutez Ali Ahmed

Observed names: Ahmed Mutez Ali, Ahmed, Ali Mutez, Ahmed, M., Ahmed, M.A., Ahmed, Mutez, Ahmed, Mutez A, Ahmed, Mutez A., Ahmed, Mutez Ali, Ali Ahmed, Mutez, M. A. Ahmed, M.A. Ahmed, Mutez A. Ahmed, Mutez A Ahmed, Mutez A. Ahmed, Mutez Ahmed
Observed institutions: University of Khartoum, Sun Yat-sen University, University of Bayreuth, Technical University of Munich, University of Göttingen, University of Tübingen, University of California, Davis
ORCID: 0000-0002-7402-1571
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-7402-1571
OpenAlex ID: A5011453065
Mucilage exudation facilitates root water uptake in dry soils
2014 · Mutez A. Ahmed, Eva Kroener, et al. · Functional Plant Biology · 197
Root hairs enable high transpiration rates in drying soils
2017 · Andrea Carminati, John B. Passioura, et al. · New Phytologist · 169
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Liquid bridges at the root-soil interface
2017 · Andrea Carminati, P. Benard, et al. · Plant and Soil · 154
Root hydraulic phenotypes impacting water uptake in drying soils
2022 · Gaochao Cai, Mutez A. Ahmed, et al. · Plant Cell & Environment · 148
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Root type matters: measurement of water uptake by seminal, crown, and lateral roots in maize
2017 · Mutez Ali Ahmed, Mohsen Zarebanadkouki, et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 143
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Biophysical rhizosphere processes affecting root water uptake
2016 · A. Carminati, M. Zarebanadkouki, et al. · Annals of Botany · 133
Measurements of water uptake of maize roots: the key function of lateral roots
2015 · Mutez A. Ahmed, Mohsen Zarebanadkouki, et al. · Plant and Soil · 113
Drying of mucilage causes water repellency in the rhizosphere of maize: measurements and modelling
2015 · Mutez Ali Ahmed, Eva Kroener, et al. · Plant and Soil · 107
Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis
2019 · M. Naveed, M. A. Ahmed, et al. · Plant and Soil · 103
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The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in improving plant water status under drought
2023 · Mohanned Abdalla, Michael Bitterlich, et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 101
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Experimental platforms for the investigation of spatiotemporal patterns in the rhizosphere—Laboratory and field scale
2020 · Doris Vetterlein, Eva Lippold, et al. · Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science · 100
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Stomatal closure during water deficit is controlled by below-ground hydraulics
2021 · Mohanned Abdalla, Mutez Ali Ahmed, et al. · Annals of Botany · 98
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An efficient method for the collection of root mucilage from different plant species—A case study on the effect of mucilage on soil water repellency
2016 · Ina‐Maria Zickenrott, Susanne K. Woche, et al. · Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science · 90
Effects of Mucilage on Rhizosphere Hydraulic Functions Depend on Soil Particle Size
2018 · Eva Kroener, Maire Holz, et al. · Vadose Zone Journal · 83
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The role of root hairs in water uptake: recent advances and future perspectives
2022 · Gaochao Cai, Mutez Ali Ahmed · Journal of Experimental Botany · 82
Soil textures rather than root hairs dominate water uptake and soil–plant hydraulics under drought
2021 · Gaochao Cai, Andrea Carminati, et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 82
Stomatal closure of tomato under drought is driven by an increase in soil–root hydraulic resistance
2020 · Mohanned Abdalla, Andrea Carminati, et al. · Plant Cell & Environment · 82
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The impact of drought-induced root and root hair shrinkage on root–soil contact
2022 · Patrick Duddek, Andrea Carminati, et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 77
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Hydraulic processes in roots and the rhizosphere pertinent to increasing yield of water-limited grain crops: a critical review
2018 · Mutez Ali Ahmed, John Passioura, et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 69
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Linking rhizosphere processes across scales: Opinion
2022 · A. Schnepf, A. Carminati, et al. · Plant and Soil · 67
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Mucilage Polysaccharide Composition and Exudation in Maize From Contrasting Climatic Regions
2020 · Meisam Nazari, Sophie Riebeling, et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 67
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Maize genotype-specific exudation strategies: An adaptive mechanism to increase microbial activity in the rhizosphere
2021 · Nataliya Bilyera, Xuechen Zhang, et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 66
The effect of root hairs on root water uptake is determined by root–soil contact and root hair shrinkage
2023 · Patrick Duddek, Mutez Ali Ahmed, et al. · New Phytologist · 65
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The spatial distribution of rhizosphere microbial activities under drought: water availability is more important than root‐hair‐controlled exudation
2022 · Xuechen Zhang, Nataliya Bilyera, et al. · New Phytologist · 65
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Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Symbiosis Enhances Water Status and Soil-Plant Hydraulic Conductance Under Drought
2021 · Mohanned Abdalla, Mutez Ali Ahmed · Frontiers in Plant Science · 63
Works count: 177
Citation count: 3,986
H-index: 41
I10-index: 65
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