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@ARTICLE{Mllers:1006430,
author = {Müllers, Yannik and Postma, Johannes A. and Poorter,
Hendrik and van Dusschoten, Dagmar},
title = {{D}eep‐water uptake under drought improved due to locally
increased root conductivity in maize, but not in faba bean},
journal = {Plant, cell $\&$ environment},
volume = {46},
number = {7},
issn = {0140-7791},
address = {Oxford [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-01665},
pages = {2046-2060},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Moderate soil drying can cause a strong decrease in the
soil-root system conductance. The resulting impact on root
water uptake depends on the spatial distribution of the
altered conductance relatively to remaining soil water
resources, which is largely unknown. Here, we analyzed the
vertical distribution of conductance across root systems
using a novel, noninvasive sensor technology on pot-grown
faba bean and maize plants. Withholding water for 4 days
strongly enhanced the vertical gradient in soil water
potential. Therefore, roots in upper and deeper soil layers
were affected differently: In drier, upper layers, root
conductance decreased by $66\%–72\%,$ causing an
amplification of the drop in leaf water potential. In
wetter, deeper layers, root conductance increased in maize
but not in faba bean. The consequently facilitated
deep-water uptake in maize contributed up to $21\%$ of total
water uptake at the end of the measurement. Analysis of root
length distributions with MRI indicated that the locally
increased conductance was mainly caused by an increased
intrinsic conductivity and not by additional root growth.
Our findings show that plants can partly compensate for a
reduced root conductance in upper, drier soil layers by
locally increasing root conductivity in wetter layers,
thereby improving deep-water uptake.},
cin = {IBG-2},
ddc = {580},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
pnm = {2171 - Biological and environmental resources for
sustainable use (POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2171},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {36942406},
UT = {WOS:000960343500001},
doi = {10.1111/pce.14587},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1006430},
}