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Tomato root penetration in soil requires a coaction between ethylene and auxin signaling.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2011
Santisree Parankusam, Nongmaithem Sapana, Vasuki Himabindu, Sreelakshmi Yellamaraju, Ivanchenko Maria G, Sharma Rameshwar
Abstract excerpt
During seed germination, emerging roots display positive gravitropism and penetrate into the soil for nutrition and anchorage. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds germinated in the presence of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an inhibitor of ethylene action, failed to insert roots into Soilrite and grew in the air, forming loops. Time-lapse video imaging showed that 1-MCP-grown root tips retained positive...
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