Local and systemic regulation of plant root system architecture and symbiotic nodulation by a receptor-like kinase.

In plants, root system architecture is determined by the activity of root apical meristems, which control the root growth rate, and by the formation of lateral roots. In legumes, an additional root lateral organ can develop: the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing nodule. We identified in Medicago truncatula...

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Main Authors: Emeline Huault, Carole Laffont, Jiangqi Wen, Kirankumar S Mysore, Pascal Ratet, Gérard Duc, Florian Frugier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4270686?pdf=render