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Genotypic recognition and spatial responses by rice roots.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 Feb 2013
Fang Suqin, Clark Randy T, Zheng Ying, Iyer-Pascuzzi Anjali S, Weitz Joshua S, Kochian Leon V, Edelsbrunner Herbert, Liao Hong, Benfey Philip N
Abstract excerpt
Root system growth and development is highly plastic and is influenced by the surrounding environment. Roots frequently grow in heterogeneous environments that include interactions from neighboring plants and physical impediments in the rhizosphere. To investigate how planting density and physical objects affect root system growth, we grew rice in a transparent gel system in close proximity with another plant or...
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