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Auxin increases the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) root tips while inhibiting root growth.
Annals of botany - 1 Oct 2013
Ivanchenko Maria G, den Os Désirée, Monshausen Gabriele B, Dubrovsky Joseph G, Bednárová Andrea, Krishnan Natraj
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The hormone auxin and reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate root elongation, but the interactions between the two pathways are not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate how auxin interacts with ROS in regulating root elongation in tomato, Solanum lycopersicum. METHODS: Wild-type and auxin-resistant mutant, diageotropica (dgt), of tomato (S. lycopersicum 'Ailsa Craig')...
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