Light as Stress Factor to Plant Roots – Case of Root Halotropism

Light as Stress Factor to Plant Roots – Case of Root Halotropism

Despite growing underground, largely in darkness, roots emerge to be very sensitive to light. Recently, several important papers have been published which reveal that plant roots not only express all known light receptors but also that their growth, physiology and adaptive stress responses are light...

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Main Authors: Ken eYokawa, Rossella eFasano, Tomoko eKagenishi, Frantisek eBaluska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Light Signaling
plant hormonal signaling
halotropism
Negative phototropism
Arabidopsis root
root phototropism
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00718/full

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