Defective Control of Growth Rate and Cell Diameter in Tip-Growing Root Hairs of the RHD4 Mutant of Arabidopsis Thaliana

    September 1999 in “ Canadian Journal of Botany ”
    Moira E. Galway, D. Lane, John Schiefelbein
    Studysummary This study found that a recessive mutation in the RHD4 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana leads to slower and more variable tip growth in seedling root hairs, resulting in shorter and wider hairs than in wild-type plants.
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    1. Root Hair Growth in Arabidopsis Thaliana Is Directed by Calcium and an Endogenous Polarity Planta · 1997
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    3. From Signal to Form: Aspects of the Cytoskeleton-Plasma Membrane-Cell Wall Continuum in Root Hair Tips Journal of Experimental Botany · 1997

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