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      The role of nutrient availability in regulating root architecture

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      Current Opinion in Plant Biology
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          The ability of plants to respond appropriately to nutrient availability is of fundamental importance for their adaptation to the environment. Nutrients such as nitrate, phosphate, sulfate and iron act as signals that can be perceived. These signals trigger molecular mechanisms that modify cell division and cell differentiation processes within the root and have a profound impact on root system architecture. Important developmental processes, such as root-hair formation, primary root growth and lateral root formation, are particularly sensitive to changes in the internal and external concentration of nutrients. The responses of root architecture to nutrients can be modified by plant growth regulators, such as auxins, cytokinins and ethylene, suggesting that the nutritional control of root development may be mediated by changes in hormone synthesis, transport or sensitivity. Recent information points to the existence of nutrient-specific signal transduction pathways that interpret the external and internal concentrations of nutrients to modify root development. Progress in this field has led to the cloning of regulatory genes that play pivotal roles in nutrient-induced changes to root development.

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          Journal
          Current Opinion in Plant Biology
          Current Opinion in Plant Biology
          Elsevier BV
          13695266
          June 2003
          June 2003
          : 6
          : 3
          : 280-287
          Article
          10.1016/S1369-5266(03)00035-9
          12753979
          2bdc9977-bbb8-436b-9980-99eccbfe9120
          © 2003

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