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Mutation in xyloglucan 6-xylosytransferase results in abnormal root hair development in Oryza sativa.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Aug 2014
Wang Chuang, Li Shuai, Ng Sophia, Zhang Baocai, Zhou Yihua, Whelan James, Wu Ping, Shou Huixia
Abstract excerpt
Root hairs are important for nutrient uptake, anchorage, and plant-microbe interactions. From a population of rice (Oryza sativa) mutagenized by ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS), a short root hair2 (srh2) mutant was identified. In hydroponic culture, srh2 seedlings were significantly reduced in root hair length. Bubble-like extrusions and irregular epidermal cells were observed at the tips of srh2 root hairs when...
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