Abscisic Acid: Hidden Architect of Root System Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. ABA Regulation of the Major Control Points of Root Growth: Cell Division and Cell Elongation
2.1. ABA Regulates Root Meristem Function
2.2. Modulation of Root Cell Length by ABA
3. Control of Root Length by ABA
3.1. The Endodermis Is the Site of ABA Control of Root Elongation
3.2. Controlling the Transition from Proliferation to Differentiation
4. Lateral Root Development
4.1. Overview of Lateral Root Development
4.2. Different Developmental Roles for ABA in Different Taxa
4.2.1. Arabidopsis thaliana
4.2.2. Medicago truncatula
4.2.3. Oryza sativa
5. ABA Shapes Root Architecture in Response to Environmental Signals
5.1. Regulation of Root Growth and Branching in Response to Abiotic Stress
5.2. Hydrotropism, Halotropism and Water Patterning
5.3. Responses to Nitrate: NPF Transporters Connect Nitrate, Hormones and Root Architecture
6. ABA Functions in a Hormone Signaling Network
7. Diversity of Root Architecture in Different Species: ABA Signaling as a Target of Evolution?
8. Conclusions
9. Future Avenues
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Harris, J.M. Abscisic Acid: Hidden Architect of Root System Structure. Plants 2015, 4, 548-572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants4030548
Harris JM. Abscisic Acid: Hidden Architect of Root System Structure. Plants. 2015; 4(3):548-572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants4030548
Chicago/Turabian StyleHarris, Jeanne M. 2015. "Abscisic Acid: Hidden Architect of Root System Structure" Plants 4, no. 3: 548-572. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants4030548