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Published on: July 7, 2012
Breaking ground: Resolving root growth on soil at the cellular level
Rianne M C Kluck1, Martin Rázus1, Kaisa Kajala1
1Experimental & Computational Plant Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Abstract:
In a recent issue of Nature, Zhu et al. demonstrated how the soil environment affects rice root cellular morphology using single-cell transcriptomics. They show that abscisic acid signaling induces the cell wall modifications in response to soil compaction. These modifications act as barriers to water loss and reinforce the cell walls, preparing the root for growth in compacted soil.
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