Significance of root hairs for plant performance under contrasting field conditions and water deficit
- Submitting institution
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The University of West London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12050
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1093/aob/mcaa181
- Title of journal
- Annals of Botany
- Article number
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- First page
- 1
- Volume
- 0
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0305-7364
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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11
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- To our knowledge, this study provides the first evidence of the effect of root hairs on plant performance upon drought in open field conditions (i.e. real agricultural system). It shows that maintenance or enhancement of root hairs can represent a key trait for breeding the next generation of crops for improved drought tolerance in relation to climate change. This manuscript was recently accepted; the chief editor said “both reviewers were quite excited by the results presented in your paper and both view this research as being of high-quality and having a large potential impact”. Research funded by BBSRC BB/J00868/1.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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