Parsimonious root systems and better root distribution can improve biomass production and yield of soybean

• Enoch Noh,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Benjamin Fallen,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Unit, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Jose Payero,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Edisto Research and Education Center, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Clemson University, Blackville, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Sruthi Narayanan

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: skutty@clemson.edu

  Affiliation Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-7880

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