This project involves utilization of interdisciplinary expertise in soil physics, plant physiology and biological systems modeling to progress understanding of water movement through soil-plant-atmosphere continuum with emphasis on characterization of rhizosphere/root hydraulic processes and their impact on drought adaptation.
Hydroponically grown plants of chickpea, pearl millet or sorghum (25 DAS or 6-7th leaf stage) are standardly used to measure…
Investigation of plant hydraulic characteristics (water transport pathway through aquaporins/apoplast and root hydraulic conductivity) can be done…
Why is it important? Lysimetric approach- the innovation How it works Importance to crop improvement Uniqueness of the facility and relevance to other locations Re-constructing the drought puzzle The two different angles this research led to Further Why is it important? Phenotyping, or measuring key traits of crops such as drought-tolerance, is crucial in … Continue reading Lysimetric Facility
Trait Dissection Within team activities, dissection of physiological traits lay the baseline on which all other activities are built. We focus on understanding the range of plant adaptive mechanisms underlying the crop water usage which can potentially contribute to plant production advantage in various drought stress environments. Regulated dry down Transpiration response to VPD Plant … Continue reading Trait Dissection
