Studying the regulatory mechanisms controlling hydrotropism and moisture regulated gene expression in roots.

• Main Author: Low, Darren Yong Yew.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Botany::Plant ecology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45387
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Roots respond to various environmental stimuli and water in one of them. Under water stress, roots re-orientate and grow towards the side with higher water potential and this is known as hydrotropism. Regulatory molecules such as abscisic acid (ABA) and auxin play a important role in hydrotropism an...