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Programmed cell death in the root cortex of soybean root necrosis mutants.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Apr 1997
Kosslak R M, Chamberlin M A, Palmer R G, Bowen B A
Abstract excerpt
The soybean root necrosis (rn) mutation causes a progressive browning of the root soon after germination that is associated with accumulation of phytoalexins and pathogenesis-related proteins and an increased tolerance to root-borne infection by the fungal pathogen, Phytophthora sojae. Grafting and decapitation experiments indicate that the rn phenotype is root-autonomous at the macroscopic level. However, the...
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