Cotton Fiber Growth in Planta and in Vitro. Models for Plant Cell Elongation and Cell Wall Biogenesis
Author(s) -
Hee Jin Kim,
Barbara A. Triplett
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.010724
Subject(s) - elongation , biogenesis , plant cell , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , cell wall , cell , cell growth , plant growth , fiber , biology , botany , chemistry , biochemistry , materials science , gene , composite material , organic chemistry , ultimate tensile strength
There are only a few cells in the plant kingdom that are as exaggerated in their size or composition as cotton fibers. It is precisely their highly elongated structure and exceptional chemical make-up that establishes cotton fiber as an ideal model for studies of plant cell elongation and cell wall
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