Die for living better: Plants modify root system architecture through inducing PCD in root meristem under severe water stress

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1645-1646

  Cao, Mengmeng ^a,b   Li, Xia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Arabidopsis; PCD; Root system architecture; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT ROOT;

DROUGHTS; MERISTEM; PLANT ROOTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 79551669975     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.12.13811     Document Type: Article

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