• (n.) The tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a galvanic current.
(from the article `tropism`) ...to gravity), chemotropism (response to particular substances), hydrotropism (response to water), thigmotropism (response to mechanical ...
Synonym for galvanotaxis ... <physiology> The directed movement of cells induced by an applied voltage. This movement is almost always directed toward the cathode, occurs at fields around 1 mV/mm and is argued to be involved in cell guidance during morphogenesis and in the repair of wounds. ... The term galvanotropism is used for neurons, sin...
See galvanotaxis.
Gal`va·not'ro·pism noun [ Galvanic + Greek ... to turn.] (Botany) The tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a galvanic current. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: gal′vă-not′rō-pizm Synonyms: electrotaxis
galvanotropism, galvanotropic 1. An orientation response to an electric current. 2. The growth or orientation of a plant in response to an electric current.