%0 Journal Article
%T Sorghum root-system classification in contrasting P environments reveals three main rooting types and root-architecture-related marker¨Ctrait associations
%A Birgit Samans
%A Mareike Kavka
%A Ralf Uptmoor
%A Rod Snowdon
%A Sebastian Parra-Londono
%A Silke Wieckhorst
%J Archive of "Annals of Botany".
%D 2018
%R 10.1093/aob/mcx157
%X Roots facilitate acquisition of macro- and micronutrients, which are crucial for plant productivity and anchorage in the soil. Phosphorus (P) is rapidly immobilized in the soil and hardly available for plants. Adaptation to P scarcity relies on changes in root morphology towards rooting systems well suited for topsoil foraging. Root-system architecture (RSA) defines the spatial organization of the network comprising primary, lateral and stem-derived roots and is important for adaptation to stress conditions. RSA phenotyping is a challenging task and essential for understanding root development
%K Root-system architecture
%K root-system classification
%K sorghum
%K phosphorus scarcity
%K genome-wide association studies
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5808808/