Agrosphere, IBG3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany; Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA.
Plant Sci. 2019 May;282:11-13. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.09.015. Epub 2018 Sep 25.
Plant roots have major roles in plant anchorage, resource acquisition and offer environmental benefits including carbon sequestration and soil erosion mitigation. As such, the study of root system architecture, anatomy and functional properties is of crucial interest to plant breeding, with the aim of sustainable yield production and environmental stewardship. Due to the importance of the root system studies, there is a need for clarification of terms and concepts in the root phenotyping community. In particular in this contribution, we advocate for the use of a reference naming system (ontologies) for roots and root phenes. Such uniformity would not only allow better understanding of research results, but would also enable a better sharing of data. In addition, we highlight the need to incorporate the concept of plasticity in breeding programs, as it is an essential component of root system development in heterogeneous environments.
植物根系在植物固定、资源获取方面发挥着重要作用，并具有碳封存和减轻土壤侵蚀等环境效益。因此，研究根系结构、解剖结构和功能特性对于植物育种至关重要，目的是实现可持续的产量生产和环境管理。由于根系研究的重要性，根系表型社区需要澄清术语和概念。特别是在本贡献中，我们主张为根系和根表型使用参考命名系统（本体论）。这种统一性不仅可以更好地理解研究结果，还可以更好地共享数据。此外，我们还强调需要在育种计划中纳入可塑性概念，因为它是异质环境中根系发育的重要组成部分。
