Unravelling how roots adapt to environmental stresses

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January Unravelling how roots adapt to environmental stresses Unravelling how roots adapt to environmental stresses 17/01/2022 | 2 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Institute of Agriculture and Nagoya University in Japan have uncovered new insights into the way rice plant roots adapt to environmental stresses, such as soil compaction and drought. The study, published in the journal PNAS, was undertaken by PhD candidate Tsubasa Kawai as part of the joint Doctor of Philosophy degree program between LIT and Nagoya University. In recent years, ΓÇÿphenotypic plasticityΓÇÖ (the ability to change in response to stimuli or different conditions) has received attention for improving plant adaptation to variable environments. In general, rice and cereal plants develop different types of lateral roots (LR), which increase the surface area of the plantΓÇÖs root system. Despite the importance of plastic LR development under variable water conditions, the molecular mechanisms regulating LR types were unknown. For this study, the

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January Unravelling how roots adapt to environmental stresses Unravelling how roots adapt to environmental stresses 17/01/2022 | 2 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Institute of Agriculture and Nagoya University in Japan have uncovered new insights into the way rice plant roots adapt to environmental stresses, such as soil compaction and drought.

The study, published in the journal PNAS, was undertaken by PhD candidate Tsubasa Kawai as part of the joint Doctor of Philosophy degree program between LIT and Nagoya University.

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