The Root of Plant Survival (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

The Root of Plant Survival

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A microscopic cross-section of primary root cells illustrates cellular separation during lateral root emergence. Highlighted dots show PDLP5 accumulations that close the plasmodesmata connections of the overlying primary root cells.

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Monica Moriak/ University of Delaware

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