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Editorial
. 2017 Jan;29(1):4.
doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00038. Epub 2017 Jan 18.

Fine-Tuning Plant Growth in the Face of Drought

Kathleen L Farquharson  1
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Editorial

Fine-Tuning Plant Growth in the Face of Drought

Kathleen L Farquharson. Plant Cell. 2017 Jan.
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The EGR-MASP1 module regulates plant growth during times of drought. Model showing the inhibitory effect of EGR and the stimulatory effect of MASP1 on both microtubule (MT) stability and plant growth under drought stress conditions. (Adapted from Bhaskara et al. [2017], Figure 8.)
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