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Role of root hairs and lateral roots in silicon uptake by rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2001
Ma J F, Goto S, Tamai K, Ichii M
Abstract excerpt
The rice plant (Oryza sativa L. cv Oochikara) is known to be a Si accumulator, but the mechanism responsible for the high uptake of Si by the roots is not well understood. We investigated the role of root hairs and lateral roots in the Si uptake using two mutants of rice, one defective in the formation of root hairs (RH2) and another in that of lateral roots (RM109). Uptake experiments with nutrient solution...
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