Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Plants forage soil for water and nutrients, whose distribution is patchy and often dynamic. To improve their foraging activities, plants have evolved mechanisms to modify the physicochemical properties and microbial communities of the rhizosphere, i.e. the soil compartment under the influence of the roots. This dynamic interplay in root-soil-microbiome interactions creates emerging properties that impact plant nutrition and health. As a consequence, the rhizosphere can be considered an extended root phenotype, a manifestation of the effects of plant genes on their environment inside and/or outside of the organism. Here, we review current understanding of how plants shape the rhizosphere and the benefits it confers to plant fitness. We discuss future research challenges and how applying their solutions in crops will enable us to harvest the benefits of the extended root phenotype.
Source: The Plant Journal
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14781
Institutions: Université de Montpellier, Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, L'Institut Agro, Université d'Angers, University of Nottingham, LMI Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,000
Funders: United States Agency for International Development, Agropolis Fondation, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, University of Nottingham, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Fondazione Cariplo, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Awards: G1005370410, Microbial eco-compatible strategies for improving wheat quality traits and rhizosheric soil sustainability - MIC-CERES, MUSE, G1185957321, G1301833649, G1336042528, G2311729751, G2727088408, Divining Roots: uncovering how SUMO-mediated responses control developmental plasticity, G3837452912, Agricultural Sciences for sustainable Development, Laser Ablation Tomography: delivering high-throughput anatomical-scale phenotyping, G5420063140, G6053093499, G6057787862, G6433286819, Bridging the Genotype to Phenotype Gap: Uncovering root anatomical, architectural and field traits., G825409744, G8659087624, Root traits for adaptation of pearl millet to future climate in West Africa, G93064406
OpenAlex ID: W3020555702