Will Deeper Roots Be Enough? Engineering Drought-Resistant Crops Will Entail in-Depth Understanding of Root Hydraulic Architecture. A Commentary on `Root and Xylem Anatomy Varies with Root Length, Root Order, Soil Depth and Environment'
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This article comments on: Corentin Clément, Hannah M. Schneider, Dorte Bodin Dresbø ll, Jonathan P. Lynch and Kristian Thorup-Kristensen, Root and xylem anatomy varies with root length, root order, soil depth and environment in intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza\textregistered ) and alfalfa, Annals of Botany, Volume 130, Issue 3, 1 September 2022, Pages 367\textendash 382 https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac058