VERNALIZATION1 Modulates Root System Architecture in Wheat and Barley

Roots play a key role in plant growth regulation. It is well described that the below-ground plant architecture has a significant impact on plant performance under abiotic constraints and maintains stability under increased grain load (Lynch, 2013Lynch J.P. Steep, cheap and deep: an ideotype to optimize water and N acquisition by maize root systems.Ann. Bot. 2013; 112: 347-357Crossref PubMed Scopus (744) Google Scholar). Although loci...