Micrographs Showing Effects of Phragmites Biotoxin (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Micrographs Showing Effects of Phragmites Biotoxin

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These micrographs show, at left, untreated Arabidopsis roots, and on the right, roots treated with mesoxalic acid, one of invasive Phragmites' weapons. Note the degradation of actin, a plant structural protein, in the right photo.

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Thimmaraju Rudrappa and Harsh Bais/University of Delaware

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