Touch modulates gravity sensing to regulate the growth of primary roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-445

  Massa, Gioia D ^a   Gilroy, Simon ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Gravitropism; Gravity; Root; Thigmotropism

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; NUTRITION; SEDIMENTATION; SOILS;

TRANSIENT TOUCH STIMULATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

NASA DISCIPLINE PLANT BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ARABIDOPSIS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; MUTATION; PLANT ROOT CAP; PLANT ROOTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; COLUMELLA;

EID: 0037327772     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01637.x     Document Type: Article

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