Light-triggered reactions do not bias boron deficiency-induced root inhibition of Arabidopsis seedlings grown in Petri dishes

摘要

Dear Editor, For more than two decades,Arabidopsis thaliana plants have been routinely grown in vitro within transparent Petri dishes con-taining agar-based solid media.Although convenient to study root developmental,nutritional,and morphological responses to abiotic cues and to elucidate gene functions following reverse and forward genetic approaches,this system exposes roots to light during illumination of the shoots.