Water scarcity is a serious problem bedevilling crop production in the vast majority of the agricultural ecosystem in the world. This is set to worsen in forthcoming decades as an increasing global population and the adverse effects of climate change which are set to negatively affect global water availability patterns. Production of plants with an improved ability to utilise the available water resources (Water Use Efficient) may provide a key to achieving future global water sustainability. This requires further understanding of root architecture and subsequent water uptake characteristics of plants. The aim of this study to study root architecture and water uptake of a wild-type (normal) and a water use efficient wheat mutant. This project is being carried out as part of an on-going PhD project at the University of Sheffield.