Root hydrotropism: An update

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-24

  Cassab, Gladys I ^a   Eapen, Delfeena ^a   Campos, María Eugenia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ABA; Abscisic acid; Cytokinins; Gravitropism; Hydrotropism; Phototropism; Water stress; Wavy growth response

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABSCISIC ACID; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAVITY FIELD; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HORMONE; ROOT SYSTEM; TAXIS; WATER STRESS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TROPISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; TROPISM; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84872003010     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200306     Document Type: Article

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