aqc1-1 Shows Reduced Root Meristem Size and Stunted Root Growth.
(A) Phenotype of wild-type Col-0 and aqc1-1 seedlings at 6 DAG. Bar = 2 mm.
(B) Primary root length of wild-type (WT) and aqc1-1 seedlings from germination to 10 DAG. Data shown are average and sd (n = 25).
(C) Root meristem cell number of the wild type and aqc1-1 from 1 to 9 DAG. The root meristem cell number is expressed as the number of cortex cells in the cortex file extending from the QC to the transition zone. Data shown are average and sd (n = 21).
(D) and (E)
cyclinB1;1:GUS expression in the wild type (D) and aqc1-1
(E) at 6 DAG. Black vertical lines represent the expression area of cyclinB1;1:GUS. Bars = 50 μm.
(F) Cell numbers in elongation zone of the wild type and aqc1-1 at 3 and 6 DAG. Data shown are average and sd (n = 25). Asterisks denote Student’s t test significance compared with wild-type plants (*P < 0.01).
(G) Statistics of mature cortex cell size of the wild type and aqc1-1 at 8 DAG. Data shown are average and sd (n = 100).