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Comment
. 2019 Jan;179(1):16-17.
doi: 10.1104/pp.18.01455.

Plant Cell Wall Composition: Does Ploidy Matter?

Leonor C Boavida  1   2
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Plant Cell Wall Composition: Does Ploidy Matter?

Leonor C Boavida. Plant Physiol. 2019 Jan.
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Figure 1.
Arabidopsis rosettes with increased ploidy levels. Variations in somatic ploidy levels are associated with increase in cell size and delayed development with an impact in biomass content (figure 1C in Corneillie et al., 2018).
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  • Polyploidy Affects Plant Growth and Alters Cell Wall Composition.
    Corneillie S, De Storme N, Van Acker R, Fangel JU, De Bruyne M, De Rycke R, Geelen D, Willats WGT, Vanholme B, Boerjan W. Corneillie S, et al. Plant Physiol. 2019 Jan;179(1):74-87. doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00967. Epub 2018 Oct 9. Plant Physiol. 2019. PMID: 30301776 Free PMC article.

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