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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
SUBMITTER: Andrea Vega
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-32659 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Aquea Felipe F Federici Fernan F Moscoso Cristian C Vega Andrea A Jullian Pastor P Haseloff Jim J Arce-Johnson Patricio P
Plant, cell & environment 20111108 4
Boron is an essential micronutrient for plants and is taken up in the form of boric acid (BA). Despite this, a high BA concentration is toxic for the plants, inhibiting root growth and is thus a significant problem in semi-arid areas in the world. In this work, we report the molecular basis for the inhibition of root growth caused by boron. We show that application of BA reduces the size of root meristems, correlating with the inhibition of root growth. The decrease in meristem size is caused by ...[more]