Analyzing Lateral Root Development: How to Move Forward

作者：De Smet Ive^*; White Philip J; Bengough A Glyn; Dupuy Lionel; Parizot Boris; Casimiro Ilda; Heidstra Renze; Laskowski Marta; Lepetit Marc; Hochholdinger Frank; Draye Xavier; Zhang Hanma; Broadley Martin R; Peret Benjamin; Hammond John P; Fukaki Hidehiro; Mooney Sacha; Lynch Jonathan P; Nacry Phillipe; Schurr Ulrich; Laplaze Laurent; Benfey Philip; Beeckman Tom; Bennett Malcolm

来源：Plant Cell, 2012, 24(1): 15-20.

DOI：10.1105/tpc.111.094292

Roots are important to plants for a wide variety of processes, including nutrient and water uptake, anchoring and mechanical support, storage functions, and as the major interface between the plant and various biotic and abiotic factors in the soil environment. Therefore, understanding the development and architecture of roots holds potential for the manipulation of root traits to improve the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems and to better understand and manage natural ecosystems. While lateral root development is a traceable process along the primary root and different stages can be found along this longitudinal axis of time and development, root system architecture is complex and difficult to quantify. Here, we comment on assays to describe lateral root phenotypes and propose ways to move forward regarding the description of root system architecture, also considering crops and the environment.

• 出版日期2012-1
• 单位中国地震局