Root water gates and not changes in root structure provide new insights into plant physiological responses and adaptations to drought, flooding and salinity
Jean‐Christophe Domec, John S. King, Mary Jane Carmichael, Anna Treado Overby, Rémi Wortemann, William K. Smith, Guofang Miao, Asko Noormets A, Daniel M. Johnson
The paper investigates how aquaporin activity and xylem structure affect water transport in plants under drought, flooding, and salinity, finding that AQP activity, not xylem changes, primarily controls root conductance.
Journal of Experimental Botany · Feb 27, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology