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Root formation in ethylene-insensitive plants.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 1999
Clark D G, Gubrium E K, Barrett J E, Nell T A, Klee H J
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Experiments with ethylene-insensitive tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and petunia (Petunia x hybrida) plants were conducted to determine if normal or adventitious root formation is affected by ethylene insensitivity. Ethylene-insensitive Never ripe (NR) tomato plants produced more below-ground root mass but fewer above-ground adventitious roots than wild-type Pearson plants. Applied auxin (indole-3-butyric acid)...
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