Plant BiologybioRxiv
Maize brace roots provide stalk anchorage
J. W. Reneau, R. S. Khangura, A. Stager…·E. E. Sparks
This study shows that maize brace roots provide a rigid base for stalk anchorage, but their contribution to anchorage is not linearly related to flowering time.
DOI 10.1002/pld3.284