To adapt to waterlogging in soil, some gramineous plants, such as maize (Zea mays), form lysigenous aerenchyma in the root cortex. Ethylene, which is accumulated during waterlogging, promotes aerenchyma formation. Aerencyma is formedonly in cortex in maise root. Therevore, aerenchyma is one of the ...
ORGANISM(S): Zea mays
