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Xet-Related Genes And Growth Kinematics In Barley Leaves, Winfried Peters, Wieland Fricke, Peter Chandler
Xet-Related Genes And Growth Kinematics In Barley Leaves, Winfried Peters, Wieland Fricke, Peter Chandler
Winfried S. Peters
Recently Schünmann et al. (1997; Plant, Cell and Environment 20, 1439–1450) investigated the correlation of spatial patterns of xyloglucan-endotransglycosylase (XET) activity, XET-related mRNAs, and growth in elongating barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) leaves. Here, methodological difficulties in the kinematic growth analysis are discussed, and it is concluded that the role that XET-related gene activity plays in the control of spatial growth patterns remains undetermined.