A New Angle on How Roots Acclimate to Sporadic Rainfall.

Pandey, Bipin K; Bennett, Malcolm J · Cell · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Root architecture critically influences a plant's ability to forage for nutrients and water in soil. In this issue of Cell, Ogura et al. (2019) report a new regulatory gene and elegant molecular mechanism that links auxin-dependent root-angle regulation with improved plant fitness under variable rainfall conditions.

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