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Gravitropism in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Feb 2006
Mano Eriko, Horiguchi Gorou, Tsukaya Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
In higher plants, stems and roots show negative and positive gravitropism, respectively. However, current knowledge on the graviresponse of leaves is lacking. In this study, we analyzed the positioning and movement of rosette leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under light and dark conditions. We found that the radial positioning of rosette leaves was not affected by the direction of gravity under continuous white...
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