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High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation

High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation
High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation
In this paper, we provide direct evidence of the importance of root hairs on pore structure development at the root-soil interface during the early stage of crop establishment. This was achieved by use of high resolution (~5 μm) synchrotron radiation computed tomography (SRCT) to visualise both the structure of root hairs and the soil pore structure in plant-soil microcosms. Two contrasting genotypes of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), with and without root hairs, were grown for 8 days in microcosms packed with sandy loam soil at 1.2 g cm-3 36 dry bulk density. Root hairs were visualised within air filled pore spaces, but not in the fine-textured soil regions. - We found that the genotype with root hairs significantly altered the porosity and connectivity of the detectable pore space (> 5 μm) in the rhizosphere, as compared with the no-hair mutants. Both genotypes showed decreasing pore-space between 0.8 mm and 0.1 mm from the root surface. Interestingly the root-hair-bearing genotype had a significantly greater soil pore volume-fraction at the root-soil interface. - Effects of pore structure on diffusion and permeability were estimated to be functionally insignificant under saturated conditions when simulated using image based modelling.
image-based modelling,, non-invasive imaging,, rhizosphere, root hairs,, soil structure,, synchrotron, Hordeum vulgareL.
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Koebernick, Nicolai
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Cooper, Laura
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Naveed, Muhammad
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Bengough, Anthony G.
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Sinclair, Ian
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Koebernick, Nicolai, Daly, Keith, Keyes, Samuel, George, TImothy S., Brown, Lawrie, Raffan, Annette, Cooper, Laura, Naveed, Muhammad, Bengough, Anthony G., Sinclair, Ian, Hallett, Paul D. and Roose, Tiina (2017) High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation. New Phytologist. (doi:10.1111/nph.14705).

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In this paper, we provide direct evidence of the importance of root hairs on pore structure development at the root-soil interface during the early stage of crop establishment. This was achieved by use of high resolution (~5 μm) synchrotron radiation computed tomography (SRCT) to visualise both the structure of root hairs and the soil pore structure in plant-soil microcosms. Two contrasting genotypes of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), with and without root hairs, were grown for 8 days in microcosms packed with sandy loam soil at 1.2 g cm-3 36 dry bulk density. Root hairs were visualised within air filled pore spaces, but not in the fine-textured soil regions. - We found that the genotype with root hairs significantly altered the porosity and connectivity of the detectable pore space (> 5 μm) in the rhizosphere, as compared with the no-hair mutants. Both genotypes showed decreasing pore-space between 0.8 mm and 0.1 mm from the root surface. Interestingly the root-hair-bearing genotype had a significantly greater soil pore volume-fraction at the root-soil interface. - Effects of pore structure on diffusion and permeability were estimated to be functionally insignificant under saturated conditions when simulated using image based modelling.

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Accepted/In Press date: 13 June 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 31 July 2017
Keywords: image-based modelling,, non-invasive imaging,, rhizosphere, root hairs,, soil structure,, synchrotron, Hordeum vulgareL.

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Local EPrints ID: 412143
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/412143
ISSN: 0028-646X
PURE UUID: 0852317e-5728-4283-a5ed-8ed9fb59f4f7
ORCID for Samuel Keyes: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4129-2228
ORCID for Laura Cooper: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0198-7591
ORCID for Tiina Roose: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8710-1063

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Date deposited: 11 Jul 2017 16:31
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:58

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Author: Nicolai Koebernick
Author: Keith Daly
Author: Samuel Keyes ORCID iD
Author: TImothy S. George
Author: Lawrie Brown
Author: Annette Raffan
Author: Laura Cooper ORCID iD
Author: Muhammad Naveed
Author: Anthony G. Bengough
Author: Ian Sinclair
Author: Paul D. Hallett
Author: Tiina Roose ORCID iD

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