Specialised root adaptations display cell-specific developmental and physiological diversity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Watt, M ^a   Weston, L A ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exudates; Proteoid; Rhizosphere; Root; Shovel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861908136     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0064-4     Document Type: Note

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