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Phenotyping xylem connections in grafted plants using X-ray micro-computed tomography.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Jul 2024
Camboué Marilou, Janoueix Anne, Tandonnet Jean-Pascal, Spilmont Anne-Sophie, Moisy Cédric, Mathieu Guillaume, Cordelières Fabrice, Teillon Jérémie, Santesteban Luis Gonzaga, Ollat Nathalie, Cookson Sarah Jane
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Plants are able to naturally graft or inosculate their trunks, branches and roots together, this mechanism is used by humans to graft together different genotypes for a range of purposes. Grafts are considered successful if functional vascular connections between the two genotypes occur. Various techniques can evaluate xylem connections across the graft interface. However, these methods are generally unable to...
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