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Growth and Development of Root Systems

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Physiology of Cotton

Abstract

The importance of the root system to productivity has been acknowledged for nearly a century (Weaver, 1926). It is common knowledge that roots serve as an anchor to the plant and act as the means by which the plant takes up water and nutrients that are necessary for plant survival and growth. In recent years, the use of modern technology has revealed such things as genetic diversity in cotton root systems and the role of root signals in impacting the overall growth and development of the plant.

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McMichael, B., Oosterhuis, D., Zak, J., Beyrouty, C. (2010). Growth and Development of Root Systems. In: Stewart, J.M., Oosterhuis, D.M., Heitholt, J.J., Mauney, J.R. (eds) Physiology of Cotton. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3195-2_6

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