Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils

Schneider, Hannah M.; Strock, Christopher F.; Hanlon, Meredith T.; Vanhees, Dorien J.; Perkins, Alden C.; Ajmera, Ishan B.; Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh; Mooney, Sacha J.; Brown, Kathleen M.; Lynch, Jonathan P.

doi:10.1073/pnas.2012087118

Title: Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils

Abstract

Mechanical impedance limits soil exploration and resource capture by plant roots. We examine the role of root anatomy in regulating plant adaptation to mechanical impedance and identify a root anatomical phene in maize (Zea mays) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) associated with penetration of hard soil: Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma (MCS). We characterize this trait and evaluate the utility of MCS for root penetration in compacted soils. Roots with MCS had a greater cell wall-to-lumen ratio and a distinct UV emission spectrum in outer cortical cells. Genome-wide association mapping revealed that MCS is heritable and genetically controlled. We identified a candidate gene associated with MCS. Across all root classes and nodal positions, maize genotypes with MCS had 13% greater root lignin concentration compared to genotypes without MCS. Genotypes without MCS formed MCS upon exogenous ethylene exposure. Genotypes with MCS had greater lignin concentration and bending strength at the root tip. In controlled environments, MCS in maize and wheat was associated improved root tensile strength and increased penetration ability in compacted soils. Maize genotypes with MCS had root systems with 22% greater depth and 49% greater shoot biomass in compacted soils in the field compared to lines without MCS. Of the lines wemore »« less

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Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Plant Science
Univ. of Nottingham (United Kingdom). School of Biosciences. Division of Agricultural and Environment Sciences; The James Hutton Inst., Invergowrie (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Nottingham (United Kingdom). School of Biosciences. Division of Agricultural and Environment Sciences; Univ. of Nottingham (United Kingdom). Centre for Plant Integrative Biology
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Plant Science; Univ. of Nottingham (United Kingdom). School of Biosciences. Division of Agricultural and Environment Sciences; Univ. of Nottingham (United Kingdom). Centre for Plant Integrative Biology

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2021

Research Org.:: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:: 1816762

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000821

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of Sciences

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; root anatomy; soil impedance; phenotype

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                    Schneider, Hannah M., Strock, Christopher F., Hanlon, Meredith T., Vanhees, Dorien J., Perkins, Alden C., Ajmera, Ishan B., Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh, Mooney, Sacha J., Brown, Kathleen M., and Lynch, Jonathan P. Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Schneider, Hannah M., Strock, Christopher F., Hanlon, Meredith T., Vanhees, Dorien J., Perkins, Alden C., Ajmera, Ishan B., Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh, Mooney, Sacha J., Brown, Kathleen M., & Lynch, Jonathan P. Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012087118

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                    Schneider, Hannah M., Strock, Christopher F., Hanlon, Meredith T., Vanhees, Dorien J., Perkins, Alden C., Ajmera, Ishan B., Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh, Mooney, Sacha J., Brown, Kathleen M., and Lynch, Jonathan P. Wed .  
"Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012087118.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1816762.

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@article{osti_1816762,

  title        = {Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils},

  author       = {Schneider, Hannah M. and Strock, Christopher F. and Hanlon, Meredith T. and Vanhees, Dorien J. and Perkins, Alden C. and Ajmera, Ishan B. and Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh and Mooney, Sacha J. and Brown, Kathleen M. and Lynch, Jonathan P.},

  abstractNote = {Mechanical impedance limits soil exploration and resource capture by plant roots. We examine the role of root anatomy in regulating plant adaptation to mechanical impedance and identify a root anatomical phene in maize (Zea mays) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) associated with penetration of hard soil: Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma (MCS). We characterize this trait and evaluate the utility of MCS for root penetration in compacted soils. Roots with MCS had a greater cell wall-to-lumen ratio and a distinct UV emission spectrum in outer cortical cells. Genome-wide association mapping revealed that MCS is heritable and genetically controlled. We identified a candidate gene associated with MCS. Across all root classes and nodal positions, maize genotypes with MCS had 13% greater root lignin concentration compared to genotypes without MCS. Genotypes without MCS formed MCS upon exogenous ethylene exposure. Genotypes with MCS had greater lignin concentration and bending strength at the root tip. In controlled environments, MCS in maize and wheat was associated improved root tensile strength and increased penetration ability in compacted soils. Maize genotypes with MCS had root systems with 22% greater depth and 49% greater shoot biomass in compacted soils in the field compared to lines without MCS. Of the lines we assessed, MCS was present in 30 to 50% of modern maize, wheat, and barley cultivars but was absent in teosinte and wild and landrace accessions of wheat and barley. MCS merits investigation as a trait for improving plant performance in maize, wheat, and other grasses under edaphic stress.},

  doi          = {10.1073/pnas.2012087118},

  journal      = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 118,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2021},

  month        = {Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2021}

}

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