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Development and Growth of Crop Root Systems

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Limitations to Plant Root Growth

Part of the book series: Advances in Soil Science ((SOIL,volume 19))

Abstract

All crops grown from seed initiate root establishment with the emergence of the radicle from each germinating seed. The radicle anchors the seedling for the upward thrust needed in the emergence process and also collects the water required to generate turgor pressure needed for elongation of the emerging shoot. This first root on the plant may become a permanent and important component of the root system in taprooted plants such as cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) or it may atrophy or comprise a relatively insignificant fraction of the root system, as it does in cereals like corn (Zea mays L.). In either case, radicle growth, the first step in plant establishment, is especially important because of its role in water absorption during emergence and early stand establishment.

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Klepper, B. (1992). Development and Growth of Crop Root Systems. In: Hatfield, J.L., Stewart, B.A. (eds) Limitations to Plant Root Growth. Advances in Soil Science, vol 19. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2894-3_1

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