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ADHERENCE OF SAND PARTICLES TO SOYBEAN ROOTS UNDER WATER STRESS
Author(s) -
SPRENT JANET I.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1975.tb01358.x
Subject(s) - water stress , root hair , root (linguistics) , stress (linguistics) , degree (music) , plant roots , botany , biology , agronomy , environmental science , chemistry , horticulture , physics , linguistics , biochemistry , philosophy , acoustics , gene
SUMMARY The quantity of sand particles adhering to soybean roots is directly related to the degree of water stress imposed. Adherence is apparently by means of mucigel in the region of the root tip and is assisted by root hairs in older regions.