Maize plants and the brace roots that support them

Summary Brace roots are a unique but poorly understood set of organs found in some large cereal crops such as maize. These roots develop from aerial stem nodes and can remain aerial or grow into the ground. Despite their name, the function of these roots to brace the plant was only recently shown. I...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New phytologist 2023-01, Vol.237 (1), p.48-52
1. Verfasser:	Sparks, Erin E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adventitious biomechanics Body organs Cereal crops Corn development lodging nodal Organs Roots
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