Interaction of phosphorus and water supply regulates the maize root system and phosphorus-use efficiency
Optimal combination of P fertilizers and water supply promotes maize growth and PUE due to stimulating the root capacity to forage for nutrient and water resources by regulating the root morphological and physiological traits. Engineering root/rhizosphere by manipulating the interactions of P fertilizer types and water supply can improve nutrient use-efficiency and sustainable crop production.
Authors
- Yang Lyu
- Jie Xu
- Zed Rengel
- Lingyun Cheng
- Maoying Wang
- Yucui Sun
- Shengjia Ye
- Jianbo Shen
- Mengjie Luo
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Ministry of Education (SA)
- Yuntianhua Group (China) (CN)
- Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1665508
- Primary Topic
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Scholarship Council
- National Key Research and Development Program of China