"Plant Roots" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
| Descriptor ID |
D018517
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A18.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Plant Roots- Plant Roots
- Plant Root
- Root, Plant
- Roots, Plant
Plant Bulbs- Plant Bulbs
- Bulb, Plant
- Bulbs, Plant
- Plant Bulb
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plant Roots" by people in Profiles.
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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Plant Extracts Affect the Cytochrome P450 System and Cytotoxicity of Primary Human Hepatocytes. J Diet Suppl. 2025; 22(4):613-639.
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A highly conserved ABCG transporter mediates root-soil cohesion in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 2025 Apr 30; 198(1).
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Two dimers generated by lithospermic decarboxylation coupling from Danshen. Bioorg Chem. 2022 11; 128:106065.
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Transcriptional acclimation and spatial differentiation characterize drought response by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus pungens. New Phytol. 2022 06; 234(6):1910-1913.
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The R2R3-MYB transcription factor MtMYB134 orchestrates flavonol biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula. Plant Mol Biol. 2021 May; 106(1-2):157-172.
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Getting to the roots of aeroponic indoor farming. New Phytol. 2020 11; 228(4):1183-1192.
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Micro-scale interactions between Arabidopsis root hairs and soil particles influence soil erosion. Commun Biol. 2020 04 03; 3(1):164.
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Host-mediated microbiome engineering (HMME) of drought tolerance in the wheat rhizosphere. PLoS One. 2019; 14(12):e0225933.
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The fungal endophyte Fusarium solani provokes differential effects on the fitness of two Lotus species. Plant Physiol Biochem. 2019 Nov; 144:100-109.
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Colocalization of sucrose synthase expression and sucrose storage in the sugarbeet taproot indicates a potential role for sucrose catabolism in sucrose accumulation. J Plant Physiol. 2019 Sep; 240:153016.