Gravitropism of the primary root of maize: A complex pattern of differential cellular growth in the cortex independent of the microtubular cytoskeleton

Planta

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 310-318

  Baluška, František ^a,b,c   Hauskrecht, Martin ^b   Barlow, Peter W ^c   Sievers, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell elongation; Cell shape; Gravitropism; Microtubule; Root growth; Zea

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; HERBICIDE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; ORYZALIN; PACLITAXEL; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MICROTUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

CELL SIZE; COLCHICINE; DINITROBENZENES; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; HERBICIDES; MICROTUBULES; PACLITAXEL; PLANT ROOTS; SULFANILAMIDES; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030021497     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00206258     Document Type: Article

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