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SUBMITTER: De Baets S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7125084 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
De Baets Sarah S Denbigh Thomas D G TDG Smyth Kevin M KM Eldridge Bethany M BM Weldon Laura L Higgins Benjamin B Matyjaszkiewicz Antoni A Meersmans Jeroen J Larson Emily R ER Chenchiah Isaac V IV Liverpool Tanniemola B TB Quine Timothy A TA Grierson Claire S CS
Communications biology 20200403 1
Soil is essential for sustaining life on land. Plant roots play a crucial role in stabilising soil and minimising erosion, although these mechanisms are still not completely understood. Consequently, identifying and breeding for plant traits to enhance erosion resistance is challenging. Root hair mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana were studied using three different quantitative methods to isolate their effect on root-soil cohesion. We present compelling evidence that micro-scale interactions of roo ...[more]