Figure 1

Velocity, relative elemental growth rate and growth trajectory along the root apex. (A) Displacement velocity profile along the root apex (reference point is the root tip). Mean ± standard error of mean (SEM; n = 6). (B) Relative elemental growth rate (spatial derivative of displacement velocity) along the root apex. Mean ± SEM (n = 6). C: Growth trajectory of a meristem-derived element initially located at 1 mm from the root tip - the time at which it reached a given distance from the tip along its developmental movement away from the meristem. Growth trajectory was calculated from mean velocity data. It was drawn only from 1 mm onwards, since velocity was almost nil in the apical first mm, making the calculated displacement time uncertain.