11 Effect of Nutrient Availability on Root System Development

Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 37: Root Development
Alfredo Cruz-Ramírez

Alfredo Cruz-Ramírez

Nacional Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity, CINVESTAV Campus Guanajuato, Km. 9.6 Carretera Irapuato-León Z.C. 36500, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

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Carlos Calderón-Vázquez

Carlos Calderón-Vázquez

Nacional Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity, CINVESTAV Campus Guanajuato, Km. 9.6 Carretera Irapuato-León Z.C. 36500, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

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Luis Herrera-Estrella

Luis Herrera-Estrella

Nacional Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity, CINVESTAV Campus Guanajuato, Km. 9.6 Carretera Irapuato-León Z.C. 36500, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

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First published: 19 April 2018
This article was originally published in 2010 in Root Development, Volume 37 (ISBN 9781405161503) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Tom Beeckman. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.

Abstract

Modern-day plant root systems have been modeled from distinct ancestors and by different evolutionary pathways influenced by environmental cues, leading to varied root system architectures. Availability of mineral nutrients has played a major role in evolution and development of the diverse root system architectures. In this chapter, we review the importance of the study of mineral nutrition on root development and describe the physiological, morphological and molecular responses of plant roots to diverse nutrient deficiencies and how the different hormone signaling pathways participate in these responses.

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