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Multiple Integrated Root Phenotypes Are Associated with Improved Drought Tolerance.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2020
Klein Stephanie P, Schneider Hannah M, Perkins Alden C, Brown Kathleen M, Lynch Jonathan P
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To test the hypothesis that multiple integrated root phenotypes would co-optimize drought tolerance, we phenotyped the root anatomy and architecture of 400 mature maize (Zea mays) genotypes under well-watered and water-stressed conditions in the field. We found substantial variation in all 23 root phenes measured. A phenotypic bulked segregant analysis revealed that bulks representing the best and worst...
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