Root morphological traits are important for maximizing water and mineral uptake. As plants growing in the natural environment are subject to a variety of factors, plant roots often modify their nutrient acquisition capacity by adapting their morphological and/or physiological characteristics to meet changes in shoot nutrient requirements in response to environmental stresses. Drought is one of the most common factors that threaten healthy plant growth and development. Understanding the physiological traits of roots associated with drought tolerance is important for further understanding the drought tolerance mechanisms of the whole plant.
Effective water absorption is an important determinant of drought resistance and water absorption depends on the morphological and physiological characteristics of roots. Plantarray is a weighing-based, high-throughput, multi-sensor physiological phenotyping platform developed by the Hebrew University in Israel. It has been widely used as a global research method for plant root research. Monitoring and collecting parameters of plant physiological activity can accelerate research into plant growth mechanisms and provide useful information for crop improvement and the discovery of tolerant plants.
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