Analysis of the root system architecture of Arabidopsis provides a quantitative readout of crosstalk between nutritional signals

Plant Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1480-1496

  Kellermeier, Fabian ^a   Armengaud, Patrick ^b   Seditas, Triona J ^a   Danku, John ^c   Salt, David E ^c   Amtmann, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84901404616     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.122101     Document Type: Article

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