A thermal time framework drives coordinated below- and above-ground development in temperate cereal crops
Matías Schierenbeck, Akshay B. Tawale, Iván López-Valdivia, Dylan H. Jones, Annegret Wolf, Petra Linow, Corinna Trautewig, Hannah Schneider
The paper introduces a thermal time framework to quantify coordinated root and shoot development in temperate cereal crops across species and environments.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology