Salt, Cell Walls, and Explosions (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Salt, Cell Walls, and Explosions

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The top images show a normal root with cells expanding during the growth recovery process of salt stress. The bottom row of images show the mutant deficient in FERONIA, where cells are disappearing due to a loss of wall integrity.

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Wei Feng

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