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Root Cap Cuticles Confer a Transient, Penetration-Optimised Phase During Early Seedling Establishment.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Sept 2026
Jeon Woo-Taek, Kim Jeong-A, Cheon Ahyeon, Shin Yesol, Lee Shawn S Y, Lee Yuree
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Roots emerging from seeds encounter substantial mechanical resistance during soil entry. A transient root cap cuticle (RCC) forms early in development, yet its contribution to root tip function during this mechanically challenging transition remains unclear. Here, we define an early functional window in which the root tip is transiently optimised for establishment under soil-imposed constraints, and show that...
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