Challenges of modifying root traits in crops for agriculture.

Abstract excerpt

Roots play an essential role in the acquisition of water and minerals from soils. Measuring crop root architecture and assaying for changes in function can be challenging, but examples have emerged showing that modifications to roots result in higher yield and increased stress tolerance. In this review, we focus mainly on the molecular genetic advances that have been made in altering root system architecture and...

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• Crops, Agricultural
• Phenotype
• Plant Roots