Hydrotropism: Analysis of the Root Response to a Moisture Gradient

[EN] Hydrotropism is a genuine response of roots to a moisture gradient to avoid drought. An experimental system for the induction of hydrotropic root response in petri dishes was designed by pioneering groups in the fi eld. This system uses split agar plates containing an osmolyte only in a region...

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Autores: Antoni-Alandes, Regina, Dietrich, Daniela, Bennett, Malcolm J., Rodríguez Egea, Pedro Luís|||0000-0002-5886-9425
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/82415
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/82415
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Hydrotropism
Water potential gradient
Root curvature angle
Moisture gradient
Root growth
Sorbitol
ABA
Arabidopsis
BIOQUIMICA Y BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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Resumo:[EN] Hydrotropism is a genuine response of roots to a moisture gradient to avoid drought. An experimental system for the induction of hydrotropic root response in petri dishes was designed by pioneering groups in the fi eld. This system uses split agar plates containing an osmolyte only in a region of the plate in order to generate a water potential gradient. Arabidopsis seedlings are placed on the MS agar plate so that their root tips are near the junction between plain MS medium and the region supplemented with the osmolyte. This elicits a hydrotropic response in Arabidopsis roots that can be measured as the root curvature angle.