A team of researchers, including Prof Jörg Kudla from the Institute of the Biology and Biotechnology of Plants at Münster University, has found a mechanism in thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) that enables plants to provide protection against salt stress for their sensitive stem cells in the meristem at the root tip.
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Source: Phys.org