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Plant Roots

Plant roots are the typically subterranean organs that anchor a plant, absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil, and conduct them to the shoot, while also storing carbohydrates and synthesising hormones and metabolites. Root architecture, the spatial arrangement of primary, lateral, and adventitious roots, g…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 61× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2832-5311 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Plant roots are the typically subterranean organs that anchor a plant, absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil, and conduct them to the shoot, while also storing carbohydrates and synthesising hormones and metabolites. Root architecture, the spatial arrangement of primary, lateral, and adventitious roots, governs the efficiency of resource capture and the plant's response to drought, salinity, nutrient limitation, and other biotic and abiotic stresses. Roots interact intimately with the soil environment and its microbiota, including mycorrhizal and other symbiotic associations, and these interactions strongly influence plant growth, productivity, and the uptake of beneficial and harmful substances. Research in this area examines root system architecture and root phenotyping in response to biotic and abiotic stress, heavy-metal contamination and uptake in water and grasses, symbiotic biofertiliser consortia for mitigating olive quick decline syndrome, and the role of antioxidative enzymes and microRNAs in adventitious rooting. Adjacent work addresses planting systems and varietal responses, soil fertility dynamics and disease incidence, soil respiration and bioremediation of agricultural land, and the phytochemistry of root and tuber tissues. Studies draw on physiological, microbiological, spectroscopic, and agronomic methods. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on root biology, root–environment interactions, and root development.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 61 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Plant Cell Development (ISSN 2832-5311).

Journal editorial board
Qian-Hao Zhu · Australia Baohong Zhang · United States Kin-Ying To · Taiwan

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