These cells have a unique structure that allows them to efficiently carry out their function, and studying them can provide valuable insights into the biology of plants and their adaptation to their environment. One of the most remarkable features of root hair cells is their large surface area, ...
Thus, the QC-specific expression of WOX5 is crucial for maintaining the identities of both QC and DSCs. Previous studies have identified key effector genes that mediate WOX5 function in the root stem cell niche. WOX5 inhibits QC cell division, which is arrested at the G1/S stage, by ...
Climate change is driving extreme changes to the environment, posing substantial threats to global food security and bioenergy. Given the direct role of plant roots in mediating plant-environment interactions, engineering the form and function of root sy
2019). In a laboratory experiment comparing two maize genotypes (wild-type to the corresponding root hair mutant rth3) in two soil textures, a shift in root to shoot ratio could be confirmed but no plastic adaptation of root system architecture to the lack of root hairs (Lippold et al. ...
Programmed Cell Death PRD: Partial Root zone Drying PERKs: Proline-rich Extensin-like Receptor Kinases PIP: Plasma membrane Intrinsic Protein PM: Plasma Membrane PRX: Peroxiredoxins PTI: Pattern-Triggered Immunity RALF34: Rapid Alkalinization Factor RBOHD and F: Respiratory Burst Oxidase...
Their utility for water acquisition is less well understood and may be species-specific [24,25]. Root hairs contribute to rhizosheath formation, which is implicated in drought adaptation [18,26] and could influence plant–microbe interactions [27,28]. Root hairs are difficult to phenotype ...
Root development and function have central roles in plant adaptation to the environment. The modification of root traits has additionally been a major driver of crop performance since the green revolution; however, the molecular underpinnings and the regulatory programmes defining root development and res...
Upon first examination of the root hair tissue specimen, I am struck by the delicate and intricate nature of the root hairs. These tiny, hair-like structures protrude from the surface of the root and greatly increase the surface area for absorption. This adaptation allows the plant to ...
adaptation in plants. Indeed, multiple environmental factors, such as availability of phosphorus, nitrogen, iron, magnesium and zinc, as well as phytohormones such as auxin, ethylene and abscisic acid (ABA) alter both cell fate and growth of root hairs (Figs.1,2) (Grierson et al.2014). ...
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