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Physiological effects of the synthetic strigolactone analog GR24 on root system architecture in Arabidopsis: another belowground role for strigolactones?
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2011
Ruyter-Spira Carolien, Kohlen Wouter, Charnikhova Tatsiana, van Zeijl Arjan, van Bezouwen Laura, de Ruijter Norbert, Cardoso Catarina, Lopez-Raez Juan Antonio, Matusova Radoslava, Bours Ralph, Verstappen Francel, Bouwmeester Harro
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the role of the recently identified class of phytohormones, strigolactones, in shaping root architecture was addressed. Primary root lengths of strigolactone-deficient and -insensitive Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants were shorter than those of wild-type plants. This was accompanied by a reduction in meristem cell number, which could be rescued by application of the synthetic strigolactone...
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