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Improving crop drought resistance (DR) is vital for food security. Optimizing root system architecture (RSA) through genetic manipulation enhances water uptake and strengthens crop resilience against drought, offering a promising breeding strategy.

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  • Agricultural Science
  • Plant Biology
  • Genetics

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  • Drought significantly impacts global agriculture and food security by reducing crop yields.
  • Enhancing crop drought resistance (DR) is a critical global challenge.
  • Root system architecture (RSA) is key to water and nutrient uptake, influencing stress resilience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role of crop RSA in drought tolerance.
  • To summarize recent advances in manipulating RSA-related genes for enhanced drought resistance.
  • To propose an optimal RSA configuration for improving crop DR.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of RSA compositions and functions.
  • Analysis of recent genetic studies on RSA manipulation for drought tolerance.
  • Synthesis of current research to propose optimal RSA traits.

Main Results:

  • Optimal RSA enhances water and nutrient uptake, crucial for crop survival under drought.
  • Genetic manipulation of RSA-related genes shows potential for improving drought tolerance.
  • A specific RSA configuration is proposed to maximize crop DR.

Conclusions:

  • Targeting RSA through genetic improvement is a viable strategy for breeding drought-resistant crops.
  • Further research is needed to overcome challenges in developing enhanced DR crops via RSA manipulation.
  • Optimized RSA holds significant promise for safeguarding global food security against drought.