Growth Maintenance of the Maize Primary Root at Low Water Potentials Involves Increases in Cell-Wall Extension Properties, Expansin Activity, and Wall Susceptibility to Expansins

Plant Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 765-772

  Wu, Yajun ^a   Sharp, Robert E ^a   Durachko, Daniel M ^b   Cosgrove, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; EXPANSIN PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUCUMBER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

CELL WALL; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; SODIUM ACETATE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030178539     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.3.765     Document Type: Article

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