Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient

Hydrotropism is a genuine response of roots to a moisture gradient to avoid drought. An experimental system for the induction of hydrotropic root response in petri dishes was designed by pioneering groups in the field. This system uses split agar plates containing an osmolyte only in a region of the...

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Main Authors: Antoni, Regina, Dietrich, Daniela, Bennett, Malcolm J., Rodriguez, Pedro L.
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Published: Springer Verlag 2016
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author Antoni, Regina
Dietrich, Daniela
Bennett, Malcolm J.
Rodriguez, Pedro L.
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Dietrich, Daniela
Bennett, Malcolm J.
Rodriguez, Pedro L.
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description Hydrotropism is a genuine response of roots to a moisture gradient to avoid drought. An experimental system for the induction of hydrotropic root response in petri dishes was designed by pioneering groups in the field. This system uses split agar plates containing an osmolyte only in a region of the plate in order to generate a water potential gradient. Arabidopsis seedlings are placed on the MS agar plate so that their root tips are near the junction between plain MS medium and the region supplemented with the osmolyte. This elicits a hydrotropic response in Arabidopsis roots that can be measured as the root curvature angle.
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spelling nottingham-354012020-05-04T17:37:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35401/ Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient Antoni, Regina Dietrich, Daniela Bennett, Malcolm J. Rodriguez, Pedro L. Hydrotropism is a genuine response of roots to a moisture gradient to avoid drought. An experimental system for the induction of hydrotropic root response in petri dishes was designed by pioneering groups in the field. This system uses split agar plates containing an osmolyte only in a region of the plate in order to generate a water potential gradient. Arabidopsis seedlings are placed on the MS agar plate so that their root tips are near the junction between plain MS medium and the region supplemented with the osmolyte. This elicits a hydrotropic response in Arabidopsis roots that can be measured as the root curvature angle. Springer Verlag 2016-02-12 Article PeerReviewed Antoni, Regina, Dietrich, Daniela, Bennett, Malcolm J. and Rodriguez, Pedro L. (2016) Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1398 . pp. 3-9. ISSN 1940-6029 Hydrotropism Water potential gradient Root curvature angle Moisture gradient Root growth Sorbitol ABA Arabidopsis http://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007%2F978-1-4939-3356-3_1 doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-3356-3_1 doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-3356-3_1
spellingShingle Hydrotropism
Water potential gradient
Root curvature angle
Moisture gradient
Root growth
Sorbitol
ABA
Arabidopsis
Antoni, Regina
Dietrich, Daniela
Bennett, Malcolm J.
Rodriguez, Pedro L.
Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
title Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
title_full Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
title_fullStr Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
title_full_unstemmed Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
title_short Hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
title_sort hydrotropism: analysis of the root response to a moisture gradient
topic Hydrotropism
Water potential gradient
Root curvature angle
Moisture gradient
Root growth
Sorbitol
ABA
Arabidopsis
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