| Parameterization of root water uptake models considering dynamic root distributions and water uptake compensation G Cai, J Vanderborght, V Couvreur, CM Mboh, H Vereecken Vadose Zone Journal 17, 1-21, 2017 | 149 | 2017 |
| Root hydraulic phenotypes impacting water uptake in drying soils G Cai, MA Ahmed, M Abdalla, A Carminati Plant, Cell & Environment 45 (3), 650-663, 2022 | 93 | 2022 |
| Root growth, water uptake, and sap flow of winter wheat in response to different soil water conditions G Cai, J Vanderborght, M Langensiepen, A Schnepf, H Hüging, ... Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 22 (4), 2449-2470, 2018 | 77 | 2018 |
| Stomatal closure during water deficit is controlled by below-ground hydraulics M Abdalla, MA Ahmed, G Cai, F Wankmüller, N Schwartz, O Litig, ... Annals of botany 129 (2), 161-170, 2021 | 63 | 2021 |
| Soil textures rather than root hairs dominate water uptake and soil-plant hydraulics under drought G Cai, A Carminati, M Abdalla, MA Ahmed Plant Physiology 187 (2), 858–872, 2021 | 61 | 2021 |
| Stomatal closure of tomato under drought is driven by an increase in soil–root hydraulic resistance M Abdalla, A Carminati, G Cai, M Javaux, MA Ahmed Plant, Cell & Environment 44 (2), 425-431, 2021 | 61 | 2021 |
| Construction of minirhizotron facilities for investigating root zone processes G Cai, J Vanderborght, A Klotzsche, J van der Kruk, J Neumann, ... Vadose Zone Journal 15 (9), vzj2016. 05.0043, 2016 | 61 | 2016 |
| Transpiration Reduction in Maize (Zea mays L) in Response to Soil Drying F Hayat, MA Ahmed, M Zarebanadkouki, M Javaux, G Cai, A Carminati Frontiers in Plant Science 10, 1695, 2020 | 54 | 2020 |
| The role of root hairs in water uptake: recent advances and future perspectives G Cai, MA Ahmed Journal of Experimental Botany 73 (11), 3330-3338, 2022 | 45 | 2022 |
| Incorporating a root water uptake model based on the hydraulic architecture approach in terrestrial systems simulations M Sulis, V Couvreur, J Keune, G Cai, I Trebs, J Junk, P Shrestha, ... Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 269, 28-45, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| Stomatal closure prevents the drop in soil water potential around roots A Carminati, MA Ahmed, M Zarebanadkouki, G Cai, L Goran, M Javaux New Phytologist 226, 1541–1543, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
| Monitoring soil water content using time‐lapse horizontal borehole GPR data at the field‐plot scale A Klotzsche, L Lärm, J Vanderborght, G Cai, S Morandage, M Zörner, ... Vadose zone journal 18 (1), 190044, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
| The role of UV-B radiation and precipitation on straw decomposition and topsoil C turnover S Liu, R Hu, G Cai, S Lin, J Zhao, Y Li Soil Biology and Biochemistry 77, 197-202, 2014 | 29 | 2014 |
| Transpiration response to soil drying and vapor pressure deficit is soil texture specific G Cai, M König, A Carminati, M Abdalla, M Javaux, F Wankmüller, ... Plant and Soil, 2022 | 28 | 2022 |
| Measurements and simulation of leaf xylem water potential and root water uptake in heterogeneous soil water contents F Hayat, MA Ahmed, M Zarebanadkouki, G Cai, A Carminati Advances in water resources 124, 96-105, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| Linear relation between leaf xylem water potential and transpiration in pearl millet during soil drying G Cai, MA Ahmed, MA Dippold, M Zarebanadkouki, A Carminati Plant and Soil 447, 565–578, 2020 | 25* | 2020 |
| Flooding effects on soil phenol oxidase activity and phenol release during rice straw decomposition S Liu, R Hu, J Zhao, N Brüggemann, R Bol, G Cai, S Lin, M Shaaban Journal of plant nutrition and soil science 177 (4), 541-547, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| Root architecture development in stony soils S Morandage, J Vanderborght, M Zörner, G Cai, D Leitner, H Vereecken, ... Vadose Zone Journal 20 (4), e20133, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Coupled effects of soil drying and salinity on soil–plant hydraulics M Abdalla, MA Ahmed, G Cai, M Zarebanadkauki, A Carminati Plant Physiology 192 (2), 1228-1241, 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
| Quantification of root water uptake and redistribution using neutron imaging: a review and future directions G Cai, C Tötzke, A Kaestner, MA Ahmed The Plant Journal 111 (2), 348-359, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |
Mutez Ali AhmedProfessor, Technical University of MunichVerified email at tum.de