Michelle Watt

Transcriptional regulation of ZIP genes is independent of local zinc status in Brachypodium shoots upon zinc deficiency and resupply

Sahand Amini, Borjana Arsova, Sylvie Gobert, Monique Carnol, Bernard Bosman, Patrick Motte, Michelle Watt, Marc Hanikenne

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The biological processes underlying zinc homeostasis are targets for genetic improvement of crops to counter human malnutrition. D..

The Metabolic Response of Brachypodium Roots to the Interaction with Beneficial Bacteria Is Affected by the Plant Nutritional Status

Martino Schillaci, Cheka Kehelpannala, Federico Martinez-Seidel, Penelope MC Smith, Borjana Arsova, Michelle Watt, Ute Roessner

Journal article  |  2021  |  METABOLITES

The potential of plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria in improving the performance of plants in suboptimal environments is increa..

The microbiomes on the roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.) exhibit significant differences in structure between root types and along root axes

Akitomo Kawasaki, Paul G Dennis, Christian Forstner, Anil KH Raghavendra, Alan E Richardson, Michelle Watt, Ulrike Mathesius, Matthew Gilliham, Peter R Ryan

Journal article  |  2021  |  FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

There is increasing interest in understanding how the microbial communities on roots can be manipulated to improve plant productiv..

Wheat root systems as a breeding target for climate resilience

Eric S Ober, Samir Alahmad, James Cockram, Cristian Forestan, Lee T Hickey, Josefine Kant, Marco Maccaferri, Emily Marr, Matthew Milner, Francisco Pinto, Charlotte Rambla, Matthew Reynolds, Silvio Salvi, Giuseppe Sciara, Rod J Snowdon, Pauline Thomelin, Roberto Tuberosa, Cristobal Uauy, Kai P Voss-Fels, Emma Wallington, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

In the coming decades, larger genetic gains in yield will be necessary to meet projected demand, and this must be achieved despite..

Effects of Short-Term Root Cooling before Harvest on Yield and Food Quality of Chinese Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Alboglabra Bailey)

Fang He, Bjoern Thiele, David Kraus, Souhaila Bouteyine, Michelle Watt, Thorsten Kraska, Ulrich Schurr, Arnd Juergen Kuhn

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGRONOMY-BASEL

Vegetable product quality is an important consideration for consumers. Long-term root cooling could improve certain food quality o..

Wheat Can Access Phosphorus From Algal Biomass as Quickly and Continuously as From Mineral Fertilizer

Lisa Mau, Josefine Kant, Robert Walker, Christina M Kuchendorf, Silvia D Schrey, Ute Roessner, Michelle Watt

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Algae can efficiently take up excess nutrients from waterways, making them a valuable resource potentially capable of replacing sy..

Understanding plant-root interactions with rhizobacteria to improve biological nitrogen fixation in crops

Ulrike Mathesius, Jian Jin, Yansheng Li, Michelle Watt

Book Chapter  |  2021

Plant roots have evolved with the presence of rhizobacteria that can colonise the surface or interior of the plant. Some of these ..

Time-resolution of the shoot and root growth of the model cereal Brachypodium in response to inoculation with Azospirillum bacteria at low phosphorus and temperature

Martino Schillaci, Borjana Arsova, Robert Walker, Penelope MC Smith, Kerstin A Nagel, Ute Roessner, Michelle Watt

Journal article  |  2021  |  Plant Growth Regulation: an international journal on plant growth and development

A non-invasive plant phenotyping platform, GrowScreen-PaGe, was used to resolve the dynamics of shoot and root growth of the model..

Editorial: Phenotyping; From Plant, to Data, to Impact and Highlights of the International Plant Phenotyping Symposium-IPPS 2018

Cyril Pommier, Trevor Garnett, Carolyn J Lawrence-Dill, Tony Pridmore, Michelle Watt, Roland Pieruschka, Kioumars Ghamkhar

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Root phenotypes at maturity in diverse wheat and triticale genotypes grown in three field experiments: Relationships to shoot selection, biomass, grain yield, flowering time, and environment

Alan D Severini, Anton P Wasson, John R Evans, Richard A Richards, Michelle Watt

Journal article  |  2020  |  Field Crops Research

Modelling and limited data suggest that crops with deeper and longer roots capture more soil resources and yield more when water i..