Advances in Plant Root Development
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 10978
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Dear Colleagues,
Roots play a crucial role in the growth and development of plants by providing anchoring and an interface for water and mineral nutrient uptake. The intricate root structure of a plant sometimes doesn't accurately reflect the predetermined body plan comparable to that of many animals. Instead, it is a dynamically flexible structure specific to each plant, with each root tip leading the development of the root system through growth and/or branching, following a set of principles specific to the local constraints and challenges.
This special issue on "Advances in Plant Root Development" will emphasize recent developments in expanding understanding of the regulatory processes that control root growth and development. Regulatory mechanism of hormone signal in adventitious root and lateral root development is a reference topic. In addition, studies dealing with water and nutrient acquisition and utilization in root are also of interest. Finally, significant advances in gene function analysis and regulation technology of root development are heartily welcome. We cordially invite researchers to submit research articles, short communications, and reviews focusing on root growth and development.
This special issue is supervised by Prof. Dr. Dong Zhang and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Prof. Dr. Jiangping Mao (Northwest A&F University).
Prof. Dr. Dong Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- root growth and development
- adventitious root
- lateral root
- hormones
- water and nutrient acquisition and utilization
- signal transduction
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