Scientists from the United States and Germany conducted a study on organic compounds in the Arabidopsis plants. They identified a metabolite in plants that regulates the growth of anchor roots which helps the plants to take water and essential nutrients from the soil. Scientists also observed that this metabolite controls the distribution of anchor roots and eventually promotes plant growth. Scientists are now figuring out how plants produce this metabolite and will continue their research to use this metabolite in the agriculture field.
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