Hydrotropism: how roots search for water

Fresh water is an increasingly scarce resource for agriculture. Plant roots mediate water uptake from the soil and have developed a number of adaptive traits such as hydrotropism to aid water foraging. Hydrotropism modifies root growth to respond to a water potential gradient in soil and grow toward...

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Main Author: Dietrich, Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51020/