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Plant roots use a patterning mechanism to position lateral root branches toward available water

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Bao, Yun, Aggarwal, Pooja, Robbins, Neil E., Sturrock, Craig J., Thompson, Mark C., Tan, Han Qi, Tham, Cliff, Duan, Lina, Rodriguez, Pedro L., Vernoux, Teva, Mooney, Sacha J., Bennett, Malcolm J., Dinneny, José R.·2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Significance: Few studies have asked at what spatial scale environmental stimuli regulate plant development and when during the patterning process these signals act. We have discovered that plant roots can sense microscale heterogeneity in water availability across their circumference, which causes dramatic differences in the patterning of tissues along this axis. Root branching is a target of such hydropatterning; lateral roots only form on the side of the main root contacting water in soil or agar. We show that hydropatterning is a conserved process in Arabidopsis , maize, and rice and reveal the importance of auxin biosynthesis and transport in regulating this process.

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Bao, Y., Aggarwal, P., Robbins, N. E., Sturrock, C. J., Thompson, M. C., Tan, H. Q., Tham, C., Duan, L., Rodriguez, P. L., Vernoux, T., Mooney, S. J., Bennett, M. J., & Dinneny, J. R.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2014-06-09
Volume
111
Issue
25
Pages
9319-9324
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  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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journal article
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en
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Bao, Y., Aggarwal, P., Robbins, N. E., Sturrock, C. J., Thompson, M. C., Tan, H. Q., Tham, C., Duan, L., Rodriguez, P. L., Vernoux, T., Mooney, S. J., Bennett, M. J., & Dinneny, J. R. (2014). Plant roots use a patterning mechanism to position lateral root branches toward available water. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1400966111

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