Perception of gravity in the lentil root
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G. Perbal; D. Driss-Ecole; G. SallΓ©; J. Raffin
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Article
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1986
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Springer
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English
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The gravisensing cells (statocytes), responsible for the perception of gravity, are located in the center of the root cap. The statocytes contain voluminous amyloplasts (statoliths) which are capable of moving in the direction of gravity. The sedimentation of the amyloplasts is due to the starch gra