Dear Editor, Root hairs create an enormous surface area to aid plants in nutrient and water acquisition, anchorage in the soil, and microbe interactions. Root hairs develop in two stages, including initiation and tip ...Dear Editor, Root hairs create an enormous surface area to aid plants in nutrient and water acquisition, anchorage in the soil, and microbe interactions. Root hairs develop in two stages, including initiation and tip growth. Initiation occurs when a portion of genetically determined epidermal cells develop wall loosening and form a disc-shaped area of cell swelling.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0300102-3) and National Natural Science Foundation of China grants 31270297, 31470356 (to L,-G.L.) and a grant from the National Science Foundation IOS1339239 (to S.L.).
文摘Dear Editor, Root hairs create an enormous surface area to aid plants in nutrient and water acquisition, anchorage in the soil, and microbe interactions. Root hairs develop in two stages, including initiation and tip growth. Initiation occurs when a portion of genetically determined epidermal cells develop wall loosening and form a disc-shaped area of cell swelling.