Plant BiologybioRxiv
Cortical parenchyma wall width (CPW) regulates root metabolic cost and maize performance under suboptimal water availability
J. S. Sidhu, I. Lopez-Valdivia, C. F. Strock…·J. Lynch
This study shows that increased root cortical parenchyma wall width (CPW) in maize reduces metabolic costs and improves performance under drought stress.
DOI 10.1093/jxb/erae191