2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 7

author(s)
Madane Ananda Jagannath, Ravikiran D Jadhav, Sunil Kumar, HS Viswanath, Brijpal Singh Rajawat and Nimit Kumar

abstract
Plant growth is directly related to growth and establishment of root system. A developed root system of any plants determines the water uptake capacity as well as the strength of roots to held and utilize the nutrients present in soil. Under different stress conditions such as drought and low nutrient availability the highly developed root system has a major role to access mobile and immobile resources which are present in soil. A proper established root system absorbs water and nutrients faster as compared to less developed root system. Highly established root system has more capability to go deeper inside the soil as compared to less developed root system. Under these different aspects of root system architecture like role of root system, function and utilization capacity of different roots types, effect of genetic and climatic factors, some constraints and their solutions with stress tolerance and opportunities in genetic improvements are reviewed after considering the proper availability of water and nutrients provided to the crop.