Root Tropisms: Investigations on Earth and in Space to Unravel Plant Growth Direction

Root tropisms are important responses of plants, allowing them to adapt their growth direction. Research on plant tropisms is indispensable for future space programs that envisage plant-based life support systems for long-term missions and planet colonization. Root tropisms encompass responses towar...

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Main Authors: Lucius Wilhelminus Franciscus Muthert, Luigi Gennaro Izzo, Martijn van Zanten, Giovanna Aronne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01807/full