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The growth defect of lrt1, a maize mutant lacking lateral roots, can be complemented by symbiotic fungi or high phosphate nutrition.
Planta - 1 Feb 2002
Paszkowski Uta, Boller Thomas
Abstract excerpt
The growth of three maize (Zea mays L.) mutants, each impaired in the formation of one individual element of its root system, was compared under "natural" limiting phosphate conditions (0.1 mM). Mutant plants exhibiting a reduction in root hairs (rth3-1) or a depletion of crown and brace roots (rtcs) grew as well as the corresponding wild-type plants. However, mutant plants lacking lateral roots (lrt1) showed a...
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