Nature

Stem cells located in the shoot apical meristem

On the left, an Arabidopsis plant is shown, with the growing shoot tip indicated by the orange line. The orange box shows a top view of the shoot tip at higher magnification, with the shoot meristem ...
Purdue University

Study sheds light on stem cell proliferation that may one day boost crop yields

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University study has uncovered mechanisms that lead to stem cell formation and maintenance in plants. The findings may one day allow scientists to manipulate stem cell ...
JSTOR Daily

OsFD4 promotes the rice floral transition via florigen activation complex formation in the shoot apical meristem

• In rice, the florigens Heading Date 3a (Hd3a) and Rice Flowering Locus T 1 (RFT1), OsFD-like basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors, and Gf14 proteins assemble into florigen ...
EurekAlert!

Confocal microscopy image of an Arabidopsis thaliana shoot apical meristem (IMAGE)

A confocal microscopy image of an Arabidopsis thaliana shoot apical meristem that expresses a cell division marker (CYCB1;1-GFP) in green. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...
JSTOR Daily

A comprehensive test of the 'limiting resources' framework applied to plant tolerance to apical meristem damage

Tolerance to apical meristem damage (AMD) is a form of plant defense against herbivory. Theoretical models come to different conclusions about the effects of inorganic soil nutrient levels on ...