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SUBMITTER: Huault E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4270686 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huault Emeline E Laffont Carole C Wen Jiangqi J Mysore Kirankumar S KS Ratet Pascal P Duc Gérard G Frugier Florian F
PLoS genetics 20141218 12
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 ten allelic mutants showing a compact root architecture phenotype (cra2) independent of any major shoot phenotype, and that consisted of shorter roots, an increased number of lateral roots, and a redu ...[more]