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  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,860 Views
19 Pages

Insights into Factors Controlling Adventitious Root Formation in Apples

  • Muhammad Mobeen Tahir,
  • Jiangping Mao,
  • Shaohuan Li,
  • Ke Li,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Yun Shao,
  • Dong Zhang and
  • Xiaoyun Zhang

Adventitious root (AR) formation is required for the vegetative propagation of economically important horticultural crops, such as apples. Asexual propagation is commonly utilized for breeding programs because of its short life cycle, true-to-typenes...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,483 Views
12 Pages

Adventitious Root Formation in Cuttings: Insights from Arabidopsis and Prospects for Woody Plants

  • Peipei Liu,
  • Shili Zhang,
  • Xinying Wang,
  • Yuxuan Du,
  • Qizhouhong He,
  • Yingying Zhang,
  • Lisha Shen,
  • Hongfei Hu,
  • Guifang Zhang and
  • Xiaojuan Li

28 July 2025

Cutting propagation is a commonly employed technology for vegetative reproduction in agricultural, forestry, and horticultural practice. The success of cutting propagation depends on adventitious root (AR) formation—a process whereby roots rege...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,565 Views
18 Pages

New Paradigms in Brassinosteroids, Strigolactones, Sphingolipids, and Nitric Oxide Interaction in the Control of Lateral and Adventitious Root Formation

  • Maria Maddalena Altamura,
  • Diego Piacentini,
  • Federica Della Rovere,
  • Laura Fattorini,
  • Giuseppina Falasca and
  • Camilla Betti

16 January 2023

The root system is formed by the primary root (PR), which forms lateral roots (LRs) and, in some cases, adventitious roots (ARs), which in turn may produce their own LRs. The formation of ARs is also essential for vegetative propagation in planta and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
6,967 Views
10 Pages

27 September 2019

Adventitious root (AR) formation is essential for the successful propagation of Camellia sinensis and auxins play promotive effects on this process. Nowadays, the mechanism of auxin-induced AR formation in tea cuttings is widely studied. However, a l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
8,239 Views
15 Pages

Hydrogen Gas Is Involved in Auxin-Induced Lateral Root Formation by Modulating Nitric Oxide Synthesis

  • Zeyu Cao,
  • Xingliang Duan,
  • Ping Yao,
  • Weiti Cui,
  • Dan Cheng,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Qijiang Jin,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Tianshan Dai and
  • Wenbiao Shen

3 October 2017

Metabolism of molecular hydrogen (H2) in bacteria and algae has been widely studied, and it has attracted increasing attention in the context of animals and plants. However, the role of endogenous H2 in lateral root (LR) formation is still unclear. H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
5,961 Views
21 Pages

An Integrated Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis Reveals Putative Regulators of Adventitious Root Formation in Taxodium ‘Zhongshanshan’

  • Zhiquan Wang,
  • Jianfeng Hua,
  • Yunlong Yin,
  • Chunsun Gu,
  • Chaoguang Yu,
  • Qin Shi,
  • Jinbo Guo,
  • Lei Xuan and
  • Fangyuan Yu

Adventitious root (AR) formation from cuttings is the primary manner for the commercial vegetative propagation of trees. Cuttings is also the main method for the vegetative reproduction of Taxodium ‘Zhongshanshan’, while knowledge of the molecular me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
5,797 Views
27 Pages

iTRAQ-Based Proteomic Analysis Reveals Potential Regulation Networks of IBA-Induced Adventitious Root Formation in Apple

  • Chao Lei,
  • Sheng Fan,
  • Ke Li,
  • Yuan Meng,
  • Jiangping Mao,
  • Mingyu Han,
  • Caiping Zhao,
  • Lu Bao and
  • Dong Zhang

27 February 2018

Adventitious root (AR) formation, which is controlled by endogenous and environmental factors, is indispensable for vegetative asexual propagation. However, comprehensive proteomic data on AR formation are still lacking. The aim of this work was to s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,053 Views
24 Pages

Transcriptome Profiling Provides Molecular Insights into Auxin-Induced Adventitious Root Formation in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Interspecific Hybrids) Microshoots

  • Aomei Li,
  • Prakash Lakshmanan,
  • Weizhong He,
  • Hongwei Tan,
  • Limin Liu,
  • Hongjian Liu,
  • Junxian Liu,
  • Dongliang Huang and
  • Zhongliang Chen

23 July 2020

Adventitious root (AR) formation was enhanced following the treatment of sugarcane microshoots with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 1-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) combined, suggesting that auxin is a positive regulator of sugarcane microshoot AR for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,569 Views
16 Pages

19 September 2019

Two class I family teosinte branched1/cycloidea/proliferating cell factor1 (TCP) proteins from allotetraploid cotton are involved in cotton fiber cell differentiation and elongation and root hair development. However, the biological function of most...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,890 Views
20 Pages

18 December 2020

Brassinosteroids (BRs) play crucial roles in the physiology and development of plants. In the model plant Arabidopsis, BR signaling is initiated at the level of membrane receptors, BRASSINOSTEROIDS INSENSITIVE 1 (BRI1) and BRI1-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR KI...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,851 Views
14 Pages

6 August 2018

To guide the cultivation of superior Chinese fir plantlets, we designed an L16(4)4 orthogonal experiment to determine how leaf age and exogenous hormones influence key growth processes in leaf cuttings. Hormone concentration and treatment duration si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,788 Views
11 Pages

Overexpression of Liriodenron WOX5 in Arabidopsis Leads to Ectopic Flower Formation and Altered Root Morphology

  • Dandan Wang,
  • Xiaoxiao Ma,
  • Zhaodong Hao,
  • Xiaofei Long,
  • Jisen Shi and
  • Jinhui Chen

Roots are essential for plant growth, and studies on root-related genes, exemplified by WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX5 (WOX5), have mainly concentrated on model organisms with less emphasis on the function of these genes in woody plants. Here, we report t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,999 Views
17 Pages

Bougainvillea, a widely used ornamental plant, is mainly propagated by cuttings and tissue culture. Still, large-scale production of Bougainvillea is often difficult because of rooting issues. Therefore, based on an early establishment of the regener...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
45 Citations
4,425 Views
8 Pages

17 December 2020

Adventitious root formation is an organogenic process, regulated at several levels, that is crucial for the successful vegetative propagation of numerous plants. In many tree species, recalcitrance to adventitious root formation is a major limitation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,504 Views
15 Pages

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Marker Trait Associations (MTA) for Waterlogging-Triggered Adventitious Roots and Aerenchyma Formation in Barley

  • S. M. Nuruzzaman Manik,
  • Md Quamruzzaman,
  • Chenchen Zhao,
  • Peter Johnson,
  • Ian Hunt,
  • Sergey Shabala and
  • Meixue Zhou

Waterlogging is an environmental stress, which severely affects barley growth and development. Limited availability of oxygen in the root zone negatively affects the metabolism of the whole plant. Adventitious roots (AR) and root cortical aerenchyma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,745 Views
11 Pages

Arabidopsis Hypocotyl Adventitious Root Formation Is Suppressed by ABA Signaling

  • Yinwei Zeng,
  • Inge Verstraeten,
  • Hoang Khai Trinh,
  • Thomas Heugebaert,
  • Christian V. Stevens,
  • Irene Garcia-Maquilon,
  • Pedro L. Rodriguez,
  • Steffen Vanneste and
  • Danny Geelen

27 July 2021

Roots are composed of different root types and, in the dicotyledonous Arabidopsis, typically consist of a primary root that branches into lateral roots. Adventitious roots emerge from non-root tissue and are formed upon wounding or other types of abi...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
1,053 Views
12 Pages

Novel Roles of Nestin in Postnatal Root Formation

  • Yan Jing,
  • Jinqiu Wu,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Xiaohua Liu and
  • Chi Ma

4 March 2025

Background/Objectives: Nestin is an intermediate filament protein and a marker of odontoblasts, but its function in tooth and bone formation is largely unknown. This study aimed to determine whether Nestin plays a role in postnatal tooth formation. M...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,474 Views
16 Pages

12 June 2024

Lateral roots (LRs) receive signals from the inter-root environment and absorb water and nutrients from the soil. Auxin regulates LR formation, but the mechanism in tomato remains largely unknown. In this study, ‘Ailsa Craig‘ tomato LRs a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
6,278 Views
27 Pages

Recent Advances in Adventitious Root Formation in Chestnut

  • Jesús M. Vielba,
  • Nieves Vidal,
  • M. Carmen San José,
  • Saleta Rico and
  • Conchi Sánchez

11 November 2020

The genus Castanea includes several tree species that are relevant because of their geographical extension and their multipurpose character, that includes nut and timber production. However, commercial exploitation of the trees is hindered by several...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,589 Views
11 Pages

Cunninghamia lanceolata PSK Peptide Hormone Genes Promote Primary Root Growth and Adventitious Root Formation

  • Hua Wu,
  • Renhua Zheng,
  • Zhaodong Hao,
  • Yan Meng,
  • Yuhao Weng,
  • Xiaohong Zhou,
  • Liming Zhu,
  • Xiangyang Hu,
  • Guibin Wang and
  • Jinhui Chen
  • + 1 author

18 November 2019

Phytosulfokine-α (PSK-α) is a newly discovered short peptide that acts as a phytohormone in various plants. Previous studies have shown that PSK-α is critical for many biological processes in plants, such as cell division and differ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,140 Views
16 Pages

QTL Mapping and Candidate Gene Identification of Swollen Root Formation in Turnip

  • Yudi Wu,
  • Shifan Zhang,
  • Hui Zhang,
  • Fei Li,
  • Guoliang Li,
  • Chuchuan Fan,
  • Rifei Sun and
  • Shujiang Zhang

The swollen root is an important agronomic trait and is a determinant of yield for turnips, which are cultivated as both vegetables and fodder. However, the genetic mechanism of swollen root formation is poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,199 Views
25 Pages

Transcriptome Dynamics of Rooting Zone and Leaves during In Vitro Adventitious Root Formation in Eucalyptus nitens

  • Paula G. Ayala,
  • Raúl M. Acevedo,
  • Claudia V. Luna,
  • Máximo Rivarola,
  • Cintia Acuña,
  • Susana Marcucci Poltri,
  • Ana M. González and
  • Pedro A. Sansberro

29 November 2022

Wood properties and agronomic traits associated with fast growth and frost tolerance make Eucalyptus nitens a valuable forest alternative. However, the rapid age-related decline in the adventitious root (AR) formation (herein, meaning induction, init...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
8,310 Views
17 Pages

Adventitious root formation is defined as the formation of new roots on above-ground plant parts and is considered crucial for the survival of a plant under harsh environmental conditions (i.e., flooding, salt stress, and other abiotic stresses) as w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,752 Views
14 Pages

23 January 2022

The present study investigated the role of salicylic acid (SA) in regulating morpho-anatomical adaptive responses of a wheat plant to waterlogging. Our pharmacological study showed that treatment of waterlogged wheat plants with exogenous SA promotes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,435 Views
12 Pages

RrYUC10 Positively Regulates Adventitious Root Formation in Rosa rugosa Stem Cuttings

  • Mengjuan Bai,
  • Yu Xi,
  • Junqing Xue,
  • Xiangfeng Xu,
  • Mengmeng Xu and
  • Liguo Feng

Vegetative propagation through stem cuttings represents the primary mode of reproduction in Rosa species. While numerous studies have reported physiological factors affecting cutting rooting, the genes regulating the formation of adventitious roots i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,170 Views
16 Pages

4 November 2021

Root selection of their associated microbiome composition and activities is determined by the plant’s developmental stage and distance from the root. Total gene abundance, structure and functions of root-associated and rhizospheric microbiomes were s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,811 Views
12 Pages

Nitrate Modulates Lateral Root Formation by Regulating the Auxin Response and Transport in Rice

  • Bobo Wang,
  • Xiuli Zhu,
  • Xiaoli Guo,
  • Xuejiao Qi,
  • Fan Feng,
  • Yali Zhang,
  • Quanzhi Zhao,
  • Dan Han and
  • Huwei Sun

1 June 2021

Nitrate (NO3-) plays a pivotal role in stimulating lateral root (LR) formation and growth in plants. However, the role of NO3- in modulating rice LR formation and the signalling pathways involved in this process remain unclear. Phenotypic and genetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
12,651 Views
12 Pages

15 April 2015

Many plantation eucalypts are difficult to propagate from cuttings, and their rooted cuttings often possess very few adventitious roots. We microscopically examined the stem anatomy of cuttings from 12 species of eucalypts and we determined whether a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,558 Views
20 Pages

26 June 2025

Symbiotic interactions between legumes and a group of soil bacteria, known as rhizobia, lead to the formation of a specialized organs called root nodules. Inside them, atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is fixed by bacteria and reduced to forms available to p...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,120 Views
14 Pages

Regulation of Sixth Seminal Root Formation by Jasmonate in Triticum aestivum L.

  • Alexey Pigolev,
  • Dmitry Miroshnichenko,
  • Sergey Dolgov and
  • Tatyana Savchenko

23 January 2021

A well-developed root system is an important characteristic of crop plants, which largely determines their productivity, especially under conditions of water and nutrients deficiency. Being Poaceous, wheat has more than one seminal root. The number o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
942 Views
16 Pages

Involvement of Ethylene in Adventitious Root Formation of Red-Stalked Rhubarb In Vitro

  • Agnieszka Wojtania,
  • Piotr Waligórski and
  • Monika Markiewicz

26 September 2025

Irregular rooting in vitro is a major problem in the micropropagation of culinary rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum), a vegetable crop rich in bioactive compounds. To date, little is known about the factors and mechanisms underlying adventitious root (AR) f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,116 Views
11 Pages

Blue Light Upregulates Auxin Signaling and Stimulates Root Formation in Irregular Rooting of Rosemary Cuttings

  • Chan-Saem Gil,
  • Soon-Jae Kwon,
  • Ho-Young Jeong,
  • Chanhui Lee,
  • Oak-Jin Lee and
  • Seok-Hyun Eom

28 August 2021

Irregular rooting of rosemary stem cuttings, causing differences in either stem maturation or responses to growth conditions, restricts uniform production. Here, rooting efficiency of apical, middle, and basal cuttings from rosemary stems was evaluat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
878 Views
13 Pages

Thymol Stimulates Lateral Root Formation via Regulating Endogenous Reactive Oxygen Species

  • Jiajun Li,
  • Jian Chen,
  • Yini Hao,
  • Yong Li,
  • Ya Wang,
  • Liyuan Wang,
  • Chuan Lu,
  • Liangbin Hu and
  • Xiangyang Yu

23 March 2025

The application of an environmentally friendly plant growth regulator to regulate plant growth and development represents a promising strategy for sustainable agriculture. Thymol is a kind of plant-derived natural compound. We have found that thymol...

  • Article
  • Open Access

Cluster Root Formation in Macadamia integrifolia Seedlings: Responses to Phosphorus and Variation Among Grafted Scions

  • Kwanho Jeong,
  • Suzy Rogiers,
  • Abraham J. Gibson,
  • Jos Mieog,
  • Manisha Thapa,
  • Tobias Kretzschmar,
  • Bronwyn J. Barkla and
  • Terry J. Rose

26 January 2026

Cluster roots enhance phosphorus (P) acquisition in macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia), yet their development under different P levels and effects of different grafted scion/rootstock combinations are not well understood. This study examined cluster...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,462 Views
21 Pages

The Involvement of Ethylene in Calcium-Induced Adventitious Root Formation in Cucumber under Salt Stress

  • Jian Yu,
  • Lijuan Niu,
  • Jihua Yu,
  • Weibiao Liao,
  • Jianming Xie,
  • Jian Lv,
  • Zhi Feng,
  • Linli Hu and
  • Mohammed Mujitaba Dawuda

28 February 2019

Calcium and ethylene are essential in plant growth and development. In this study, we investigated the effects of calcium and ethylene on adventitious root formation in cucumber explants under salt stress. The results revealed that 10 μM calcium c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,401 Views
18 Pages

The Effect of Switchback Parameters on Root Pass Formation of Butt Welds with Variable Gap

  • Hélio Antônio Lameira de Almeida,
  • Felipe Ribeiro Teixeira,
  • Carlos Alberto Mendes da Mota and
  • Américo Scotti

Root pass manufacturing in automated welding is still a challenge when the backing plate is not feasible. Using the concept of bead formation in an original way, the GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) switchback technique was assessed against linear moveme...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,046 Views
15 Pages

Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth, and both insufficient and excessive use of nitrogen have been shown to negatively affect sweet potato production. Nitrogen supply can affect carbon metabolism in plant storage organs; however, limite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,399 Views
15 Pages

26 February 2024

The WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene family are key players in the rooting process. Eucalyptus is an important plant species of artificial forests in China. It is mainly grown through tissue culture of many excellent clonal materials, in which roo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,108 Views
19 Pages

28 May 2022

Chrysanthemum indicum is an important ornamental and medicinal plant that is often difficult to propagate commercially because of its poor germination and low seed viability. This plant is mostly propagated by cutting, but the rooting is slow and non...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,841 Views
18 Pages

Formation of Annual Ring Eccentricity in Coarse Roots within the Root Cage of Pinus ponderosa Growing on Slopes

  • Antonio Montagnoli,
  • Bruno Lasserre,
  • Gabriella Sferra,
  • Donato Chiatante,
  • Gabriella Stefania Scippa,
  • Mattia Terzaghi and
  • R. Kasten Dumroese

2 February 2020

The coarse roots of Pinus ponderosa included in the cage are the ones most involved in tree stability. This study explored the variations in traits, such as volume, cross-sectional area, and radius length of cage roots, and used those data to develop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,031 Views
17 Pages

Pickle Recruits Retinoblastoma Related 1 to Control Lateral Root Formation in Arabidopsis

  • Krisztina Ötvös,
  • Pál Miskolczi,
  • Peter Marhavý,
  • Alfredo Cruz-Ramírez,
  • Eva Benková,
  • Stéphanie Robert and
  • László Bakó

Lateral root (LR) formation is an example of a plant post-embryonic organogenesis event. LRs are issued from non-dividing cells entering consecutive steps of formative divisions, proliferation and elongation. The chromatin remodeling protein PICKLE (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,903 Views
19 Pages

22 January 2024

Adventitious root (AR) formation is vital for successful cutting propagation in plants, while the dynamic regulation of phytohormones is viewed as one of the most important factors affecting AR formation. Cyclocarya paliurus, a hard-to-root plant, is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,321 Views
14 Pages

Overexpression of OsPIN2 Regulates Root Growth and Formation in Response to Phosphate Deficiency in Rice

  • Huwei Sun,
  • Xiaoli Guo,
  • Fugui Xu,
  • Daxia Wu,
  • Xuhong Zhang,
  • Manman Lou,
  • Feifei Luo,
  • Guohua Xu and
  • Yali Zhang

17 October 2019

The response of root architecture to phosphate (P) deficiency is critical in plant growth and development. Auxin is a key regulator of plant root growth in response to P deficiency, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. In this study, phenotypic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,415 Views
15 Pages

A study was conducted to access the effectiveness of exogenous application of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on adventitious root formation in kiwifruit semi-hardwood stem cuttings (SCs) from Actinidia deliciosa rootstock and Actinidia arguta female sci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
368 Views
10 Pages

Study Design: Autotransplantation, if possible, is a viable option for replacing a missing tooth when a donor tooth is available. The most typical tooth transplant is the transfer of a third molar to a first molar site. No immune reaction results fro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,923 Views
22 Pages

12 December 2024

Adventitious root (AR) formation in plants originates from non-root organs such as leaves and hypocotyls. Auxin signaling is essential for AR formation, but the roles of other phytohormones are less clear. In Arabidopsis, at least two distinct mechan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,586 Views
18 Pages

Role of IAA and Primary Metabolites in Two Rounds of Adventitious Root Formation in Softwood Cuttings of Camellia sinensis (L.)

  • Shuting Wang,
  • Guodong Sun,
  • Ying Luo,
  • Wenjun Qian,
  • Kai Fan,
  • Zhaotang Ding and
  • Jianhui Hu

12 October 2022

The type of adventitious root formation of tea softwood cuttings is different from that of single node cuttings. In addition to the callus at the base of cuttings, the adventitious roots are also formed in the upper cortex of softwood cuttings. In or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,379 Views
11 Pages

Growth Responses and Adventitious Root Formation of Cucumber Hybrid Lines in a Waterlogged Condition

  • Henriett Kolozs,
  • Anita Szegő,
  • Erzsébet Kiss-Bába,
  • Neda Hesari,
  • Juliana Teles Cardoso,
  • Iman Mirmazloum and
  • István Papp

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) F1 hybrids are grown commercially in open-field or greenhouse conditions. Hybrids are well adapted to these settings due to directed breeding. In protected cultivation systems, a small rhizosphere volume and intensive, c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,444 Views
12 Pages

22 November 2020

This study evaluated rooting of Pennisetum ‘Vertigo’ cuttings and development and the nutritional status of rooted plants. Cuttings of Pennisetum ‘Vertigo’ rooted in a perlite or peat medium were treated with Goëmar Goteo...

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