Divergent selection in moisture‐responsive root‐branching pathways between tropical and temperate maize germplasm
This commentary on Scharwies et al. (2025, Science) discusses maize root branching in response to moisture gradients and highlights research gaps in investigation of the role of soil type and soil properties in driving weak or strong root hydropatterning in maize.
Authors
- Chenglai Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1079-0478)
- Jiwang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6300-3642)
- Sunil S. Gangurde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-8649)
- Xuecai Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5498-6387)
- B. M. Prasanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5761-2273)
Institutions
- Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo (MX)
- Borlaug Institute for South Asia (IN)
- Institute of Crop Sciences (CN)
- Shandong Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70065
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Modern Agriculture Industry Technology System