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Research article
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29 Aug 2017
Research article |
| 29 Aug 2017
Morphological plasticity of root growth under mild water stress increases water use efficiency without reducing yield in maize
Qian Cai
College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University,
Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Yulong Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University,
Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Zhanxiang Sun
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Jiaming Zheng
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Wei Bai
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Yue Zhang
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural
University, Beijing, 100193, China
Yang Liu
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Liangshan Feng
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Chen Feng
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Zhe Zhang
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Ning Yang
Tillage and Cultivation Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of
Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, 110161, Liaoning, China
Jochem B. Evers
Wageningen University, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis (CSA),
Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Lizhen Zhang
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural
University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Plant growth regulators affecting corn (Zea mays L.) physiology and rab17 expression under drought conditions S. Tahaei et al. 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102288
- Impact of biochar on nutrient supply, crop yield and microbial respiration on sandy soils of northern Germany C. Knoblauch et al. 10.1111/ejss.13088
- Comparing the Corn, Millet and Sorghum as Silage Crops Under Different Irrigation Regime and Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels A. Nematpour et al. 10.1007/s42106-021-00142-8
- Expansion and evaluation of two coupled root–shoot models in simulating CO 2 and H 2 O fluxes and growth of maize T. Nguyen et al. 10.1002/vzj2.20181
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- Factors related water and dry matter during pre- and post- heading in four millet species under severe water deficit A. Matsuura & P. An 10.1080/1343943X.2019.1698969
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Short summary
Large yield gaps exist in rain-fed maize in semi-arid regions caused by frequent droughts halfway through the growing period due to uneven distribution of rainfall. It can be questioned whether irrigation systems are economically and ecologically required. Maize yield was not affected by mild water stress due to the morphological plasticity in root growth. Our results help to mitigate drought risk in dry-land agriculture.
Large yield gaps exist in rain-fed maize in semi-arid regions caused by frequent droughts...
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