Davies, William J. and Bacon, Mark A. and Thompson, D. Stuart and Sobeih, Wagdy and Gonzales-Rodriguez, Luis (2000) Regulation of leaf and fruit growth in plants growing in drying soil : exploitation of the plants' chemical signalling system and hydraulic architecture to increase the efficiency of water use in agriculture. Journal of Experimental Botany, 51 (350). pp. 1617-1626. ISSN 1460-2431
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In this paper the nature of root-to-shoot signals in plants growing in drying soil is considered in the context of their commercial exploitation in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) and other crops. Recent findings are presented on the effects of partial root drying (PRD) in the production of a glasshouse tomato crop. These findings show how an understanding of both root-to-shoot signalling mechanisms and fruit hydraulic architecture may explain observed increases in fruit quality, the differential effects of PRD on vegetative and reproductive production and the incidence of blossom end rot. Evidence is provided to support the hypothesis that the success of PRD may lie, at least in part, in the relative chemical and hydraulic isolation of the tomato fruit.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Experimental Botany |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Root-to-shoot signalling ; partial root drying ; root hydraulic architecture ; tomato ; growth regulation ; water use efficiency. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Lancaster Environment Centre VC's Office Faculty of Science and Technology |
| ID Code: | 8898 |
| Deposited By: | Prof William J Davies |
| Deposited On: | 16 May 2008 11:59 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 18:28 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/8898 |
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