A list of the plant species analyzed in this project is shown below. These species have been selected based on their economic importance and phylogenetic diversity.  Click on the species name to be taken to a new page containing detailed information and root transcript data for that species.  In addition, this project has developed single-cell RNA sequencing for use on plant roots…click here to learn more about our scRNA-seq work.

Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), Family: Brassicaceae, Order: Brassicales, Angiosperm

Castor Bean (Ricinus communis), Family: Euphorbiaceae, Order: Malpighiales, Angiosperm

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus), Family: Cucurbitaceae, Order: Cucurbitales, Angiosperm

Flax (Linum usitatissimum), Family: Linaceae, Order: Malpighiales, Angiosperm

Maize (Zea mays), Family: Poaceae, Order: Poales, Angiosperm

Medicago (Medicago truncatula), Family: Fabaceae, Order: Fabales, Angiosperm

Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus), Family: Phrymaceae, Order: Lamiales, Angiosperm

Pepper (Capsicum annuum), Family: Solanaceae, Order: Solanales, Angiosperm

Rice (Oryza sativa), Family: Poaceae, Order: Poales, Angiosperm

Selaginella (Selaginella moellendorffii), Family: Selaginellaceae, Order: Selaginellales, Lycophyte

Soybean (Glycine max), Family: Fabaceae, Order: Fabales, Angiosperm

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon), Family: Solanaceae, Order: Solanales, Angiosperm

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Barley (Hordeum vulgare), Family: Poaceae, Order: Poales, Angiosperm

Brassica rapa (Brassica rapa), Family: Brassicaceae, Order: Brassicales, Angiosperm

Lotus (Lotus japonicus), Family: Fabaceae, Order: Fabales, Angiosperm