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On characterizing root function in perennial horticultural crops.
American journal of botany - 1 Sept 2020
Lavely Emily K, Chen Weile, Peterson K Aysha, Klodd Annie E, Volder Astrid, Marini Richard P, Eissenstat David M
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PREMISE: While root-order approaches to fine-root classification have shown wide utility among wild plants, they have seen limited use for perennial crop plants. Moreover, inadequate characterization of fine roots across species of domesticated perennial crops has led to a knowledge gap in the understanding of evolutionary and functional patterns associated with different fine-root orders. METHODS: We examined...
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