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Hypoxia and development: Air conditional

Hypoxia has long been studied in relation to anaerobic metabolism. It has now been shown to control development, acting as a cue to maintain the seedling's protective apical hook and a trigger of developmental decisions both before and after the plantlet emerges from the soil into the light.

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Figure 1: The effect of sub-ambient oxygen levels during early development.

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Voesenek, L., Bailey-Serres, J. Hypoxia and development: Air conditional. Nature Plants 1, 15095 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.95

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