Figure 2From: Phosphate starvation of maize inhibits lateral root formation and alters gene expression in the lateral root primordium zonePhenotype characteristics of maize plants of the Q319 line cultured in SP and LP nutrient solutions. Q319 maize seedlings cultured in the SP or LP solution at different time points: (A) 0 d, (B) 3 d and (C) 8 days, and the length (D) and growth rate (E) of maize primary roots in the SP and LP nutrient solutions. Numbers of lateral root primordia (F) and lateral roots (G); lateral root primordia subjected to Feulgen staining (H, I); and paraffin sections of the LRZ of roots (J) in the SP and LP solutions.Back to article page