1. ENLARGED CORTICAL CELLS AND REDUCED CORTICAL CELL FILE NUMBER IMPROVE MAIZE GROWTH UNDER SUBOPTIMAL NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM AVAILABILITY Open Access Author: Yang, Xiyu Title: ENLARGED CORTICAL CELLS AND REDUCED CORTICAL CELL FILE NUMBER IMPROVE MAIZE GROWTH UNDER SUBOPTIMAL NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM AVAILABILITY Graduate Program: Horticulture Keywords: Zea maysRoot cortical cell sizeRoot cortical cell file numberRoot cortical aerenchymaNutrient acquisition efficiencySimRootFunctional-structuralplant model File: Download Master_s_Thesis_-_Xiyu_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jonathan Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatheleen Brown, Committee MemberArmen Kemanian, Committee MemberTom Richard, Committee Member