Root patterning: it takes two to tangle
Abstract
The mechanisms that pattern lateral root primordia are essential for the elaboration of root system architecture, a trait of key importance for future crop breeding. But which are most important: periodic or local cues? In this issue of Journal of Experimental Botany (pages 1411-1420), Kircher and Schopfer manipulate growth direction to demonstrate the importance of both sources of patterning information.
Repository Citation
Scheres, Ben, and Marta Laskowski. 2016. "Root patterning: it takes two to tangle." Journal of Experimental Botany 67(5): 1201-1203.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2-22-2016
Publication Title
Journal of Experimental Botany
Department
Biology
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw049
Keywords
Arabidopsis, Bending hypothesis, Lateral root initiation, Oscillation hypothesis, Pattern formation, Root architecture, Waving growth
Language
English
Format
text
