Fig. 2From: Mepiquat chloride promotes cotton lateral root formation by modulating plant hormone homeostasisMC promotes dynamic growth of cotton roots. MC treated seeds increases the primary root length (a), the total length (b) and total number (c) of lateral roots, the BZL/PL ratio (d), and the lateral root number within 5 cm from the base of primary roots (e). Cotton seeds of K638 were treated with deionised water (Control) or 400 mg/L MC for 12 h. The dynamic growth of root systems were monitored by using RhizoChamber-Monitor and were quantified by using the customized image processing software. Significant differences were assessed by standard t-tests (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001). 3 replicates per treatment, 3 plants per replicate, a total of 9 seeds per treatmentBack to article page