Defective control of growth rate and cell diameter in tip-growing root hairs of the rhd4 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 494-507

  Galway, M E ^a   Lane, D C ^a   Schiefelbein, J W ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cell wall; Cryofixation; Mutant; Root hairs; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSOLIC CALCIUM; GENE RHD4; GENETIC REGULATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; MUTANT; OSMOTIC STRESS; ROOT HAIR; WILD RELATIVE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033509665     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b99-010     Document Type: Article

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