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Localized micronutrient patches induce lateral root foraging and chemotropism in Nicotiana attenuata.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Oct 2017
Ferrieri Abigail P, Machado Ricardo A R, Arce Carla C M, Kessler Danny, Baldwin Ian T, Erb Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Nutrients are distributed unevenly in the soil. Phenotypic plasticity in root growth and proliferation may enable plants to cope with this variation and effectively forage for essential nutrients. However, how micronutrients shape root architecture of plants in their natural environments is poorly understood. We used a combination of field and laboratory-based assays to determine the capacity of Nicotiana...
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