Root hairs aid soil penetration by anchoring the root surface to pore walls
Root hairs aid soil penetration by anchoring the root surface to pore walls
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England: Oxford University Press
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The physical role of root hairs in anchoring the root tip during soil penetration was examined. Experiments using a hairless maize mutant (Zea mays: rth3–3) and its wild-type counterpart measured the anchorage force between the primary root of maize and the soil to determine whether root hairs enabled seedling roots in artificial biopores to penetr...
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Root hairs aid soil penetration by anchoring the root surface to pore walls
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4753853
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4753853
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0022-0957
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1460-2431
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10.1093/jxb/erv560
