Claim · model-written summary
Aerenchyma, although it promotes aeration and support in flooded soils, can impair root functionality during droughts, a trade-off in drought tolerance.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativae0 - Organ / stage
- aerenchymae1
- Outcome
- root functionalitye1
- Qualifier
- trade-off in drought tolerancee1
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Verbatim
e0“28 rice varieties”
e1“aerenchyma promotes aeration and mechanical support of flooded soils, it can impair root functionality during droughts, which is a trade-off in drought tolerance”
Title
Dubey Shambhavi; Bhushan Kuruwanshi Vidya; Kumar Ujjwal; et al. Plant Science Today 2026. doi:10.14719/pst.12482
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation The 28 rice genotypes varied greatly in cumulative root length, surface area and mean diameter.
- Observation The 28 rice genotypes varied greatly in root volume.
- Intervention effect Under rainfed conditions, rice genotype DT-122 retained longer root length, surface area and volume.
- Intervention effect Under rainfed conditions, DT-122 retained preserved cortical cells and aerenchyma structure.
- Intervention effect Genotype DT-127 reduced root length and volume under rainfed conditions.
- Intervention effect Genotype DT-127 had impaired cortical cells under rainfed conditions.
- Intervention effect Genotype DT-127 generated less aerenchyma under rainfed conditions.
- Mechanism The authors suggest DT-122 uses a mixture of anatomical stability and wide soil exploration as its adaptive pattern.
- Observation DT-127 seems to be more adaptable to irrigated areas.
- Recommendation DT-122 is recommended as a potential candidate for upland rice breeding.