Plasticity of root hair and rhizosheath traits and their relationship to phosphorus uptake in sorghum

ABSTRACT: Abstract Sorghum is an essential crop for resilient and adaptive responses to climate change. The root systems of crop plants significantly contribute to the tolerance of abiotic stresses. There is little information on sorghum genotypes' root systems and plasticity to external P supply. In this paper, we investigated the variations in root systems, as well as the responses, trait relationships, and plasticity of two sorghum genotypes (Naga Red and Naga White), popularly grown in Ghana, to five external P concentrations ([P]ext): 0, 100, 200, 300, and 400 mg P kg−1 soil. Sorghum plants were grown in greenhouse pots and harvested for root trait measurements at the five‐leaf and growing point differentiation (GPD) developmental stages. The plants were responsive to [P]ext and formed rhizoshe

SUBMITTER: Adu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447916 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature