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Rice actin binding protein RMD controls crown root angle in response to external phosphate.
Nature communications - 11 Jun 2018
Huang Guoqiang, Liang Wanqi, Sturrock Craig J, Pandey Bipin K, Giri Jitender, Mairhofer Stefan, Wang Daoyang, Muller Lukas, Tan Hexin, York Larry M, Yang Jing, Song Yu, Kim Yu-Jin, Qiao Yang, Xu Jian, Kepinski Stefan, Bennett Malcolm J, Zhang Dabing
Abstract excerpt
Root angle has a major impact on acquisition of nutrients like phosphate that accumulate in topsoil and in many species; low phosphate induces shallower root growth as an adaptive response. Identifying genes and mechanisms controlling root angle is therefore of paramount importance to plant breeding. Here we show that the actin-binding protein Rice Morphology Determinant (RMD) controls root growth angle by...
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