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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > cell biology > cells > plant root cells > root border cells
Preferred Term:

root border cells

Definition:
Root border cells are specialized root cells that get slouged off from the growing root cap and may play a role in resistance against pathogens, metal toxicity etc.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plant root cells
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • sloughed root cap cells
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/328582
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-03-18, last modified 2019-12-16