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The transfer of nutrients from the soil to root cells is mediated by a mucilaginous interface composed predominantly of polysaccharides which are characterized by a fibrillar structure. A network of Ca-polygalacturonate was formed on garlic roots. This artificial network was compared with naturally formed mucilage structures using transmission (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The synthetic Ca-polygalacturonate could serve as a model for the study of the ionic transfer in the soil-root interface.
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Gessa, C., Deiana, S. Ca-polygalacturonate as a model for a soil-root interface. Plant Soil 140, 1–13 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012801
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