BUZZ: an essential gene for postinitiation root hair growth and a mediator of root architecture in Brachypodium distachyon

Summary Here, we discover a player in root development. Recovered from a forward‐genetic screen in Brachypodium distachyon, the buzz mutant initiates root hairs but they fail to elongate. In addition, buzz roots grow twice as fast as wild‐type roots. Also, lateral roots show increased sensitivity to...

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