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. 2023 Feb 6;33(3):R114-R117.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.007.

Plant physiology: The to-and-fro of hormone signals to respond to drought

Mingyuan Zhu  1 , Philip N Benfey  2
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Plant physiology: The to-and-fro of hormone signals to respond to drought

Mingyuan Zhu et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Xerobranching, a temporary suppression of root branching when water is limiting, is controlled by the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA). A recently published study reveals how root branching is dynamically controlled by redistribution in opposite directions of ABA and auxin.

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Declaration of interests P.N.B. is the co-founder and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of Hi Fidelity Genetics, Inc., a company that works on crop root growth.

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