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Rhizosphere hydrophobicity limits root water uptake after drying and subsequent rewetting

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Zarebanadkouki, Mohsen ; Ahmed, Mutez Ali ; Hedwig, Clemens ; Benard, Pascal ; Kostka, Stanley J. ; Anders, Kastner ; Carminati, Andrea:
Rhizosphere hydrophobicity limits root water uptake after drying and subsequent rewetting.
In: Plant and Soil. Vol. 428 (2018) Issue 1/2 . - pp. 265-277.
ISSN 1573-5036
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3677-7

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Background and Aims: Recent experiments showed that rhizosphere of several plant species turns temporarily hydrophobic after severe drying and subsequent rewetting. Whether or not such hydrophobicity limits root water uptake is not known. Methods: A set of experiments was performed to test whether rhizosphere water repellency negatively affects root water uptake. To this end, a commercial surfactant was used as a rewetting agent to facilitate the wettability of the rhizosphere of lupins (Lupinus albus) in a sandy soil. Lupin plants were grown in rhizoboxes and were subjected to a severe drying cycle. Then half of the plants were irrigated with water and half with the surfactant solution. Time-series neutron radiography technique was used to monitor water redistribution in the rhizosphere during irrigation. In a second experimental set-up, lupins were grown in a sandy soil partitioned in five vertical compartments separated by a 1-cm layer of coarse sand (acting as a capillary barrier). Water and surfactant were injected in different compartments and the rehydration of the root tissues beyond the irrigated compartments was monitored with neutron radiography for 2–3 h. Root rehydration rates were used to estimate the water fluxes across the root-soil interface.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Additional notes: BAYCEER150071
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Former Professors > Chair Soil Physics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andrea Carminati
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > Research Centres
Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER
Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Soil Physics
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Former Professors
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 500 Science
Date Deposited: 27 Mar 2019 07:04
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2019 07:08
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/48287