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The Rolled Towel Method for Hormone Response Assays in Maize.
Cold Spring Harbor protocols - 2 Feb 2026
Gonzales Clarice F, Cowling Craig L, Kelley Dior R
Abstract excerpt
The rolled towel assay (RTA) is a soil-free method to evaluate juvenile phenotypes in crops such as maize and soybean. Here, we provide an updated RTA-based protocol to phenotype maize seedling responses to chemicals of interest. We exemplify the protocol with two synthetic auxin herbicides (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and picloram), an auxin precursor (indole-3-butyric acid), and an auxin inhibitor...
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