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SUBMITTER: Hepworth C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4898744 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hepworth Christopher C Turner Carla C Landim Marcela Guimaraes MG Cameron Duncan D Gray Julie E JE
PloS one 20160608 6
Root development is influenced by nutrient and water availabilities. Plants are able to adjust many attributes of their root in response to environmental signals including the size and shape of the primary root, lateral roots and root hairs. Here we investigated the response of roots to changes in the levels of leaf transpiration associated with altered stomatal frequency. We found that plants with high stomatal density and conductance produce a larger rooting area and as a result have enhanced ...[more]