shootward

adj

shootward

adj

Etymology From shoot + -ward.

1

Biology, Natural sciences Toward the shoot of a plant.

  • In Arabidopsis roots, cold stress may reduce shootward auxin transport and alter the intracellular auxin gradient.2015 July 2, Yang Y-W, Chen H-C, Jen W-F, Liu L-Y, Chang M-C, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Shoots and Roots of TNG67 and TCN1 Rice Seedlings under Cold Stress and Following Subsequent Recovery: Insights into Metabolic Pathways, Phytohormones, and Transcription Factors”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI:

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