Lignin and the secondary wall formation are essential for evolution of land plants. In this study, effects of hypergravity environment on the morphology of the secondary wall and the lignin content were examined in Arabidopsis thaliana. Xylem vessels showed intense staining with phloroglucinol-HCl and autofluorescence under UV light at the basal region of the flower stalk when seedlings grown for 3 days after hypergravity treatment for 24 hours. And, the flower stalk exposed to hypergravity showed slight increase in the lignin content. These results suggest that the lignin formation is positively regulated under hypergravity.
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