Claim · model-written summary
Root cap removal did not alter Al-induced growth inhibition.
- Treatment
- removal of the root cape0
- Outcome
- Al-induced inhibition of root growthe0
- Direction
- no effecte0
- Setting
- solution experimentse0
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“removal of the root cap had no effect on the Al-induced inhibition of root growth in solution experiments”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.) roots”
Title
Aluminium Toxicity in Roots: An Investigation of Spatial Sensitivity and the Role of the Root Cap
PETER R. RYAN; JOSEPH M. DITOMASO; LEON V. KOCHIAN Journal of Experimental Botany 1993. doi:10.1093/jxb/44.2.437
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Al exposure of the terminal 10 to 15 mm inhibited maize root growth.
- Intervention effect Al application outside the apical region had little or no growth effect for 24 h.
- Intervention effect The same nonapical Al exposure caused minimal root tissue damage.
- Intervention effect Al exposure of the terminal 2·0 to 3·0 mm was required for growth inhibition.
- Intervention effect Al exposure of the elongation zone damaged root tissue.
- Intervention effect Al exposure of the elongation zone did not significantly inhibit growth.
- Mechanism The meristem was proposed as the primary Al toxicity site.