Plants exhibit opportunistic developmental patterns, alternating between growth and
dormancy in response to external cues. Moreover, quiescence plays a critical role in proper …

Plants form new organs from pluripotent stem cells throughout their lives and under
changing environmental conditions. In the Arabidopsis root meristem, a pool of stem cells …

Stem cells residing in plant apical meristems play an important role during postembryonic
development. These stem cells are the wellspring from which tissues and organs of the plant …

The giant sequoia and the bristlecone pine trees are capable of living up to several
hundreds or even thousands of years. Plants achieve this longevity by regenerating stem …

The quiescent center (QC) of roots consists of a rarely dividing pool of stem cells within the
root apical meristem (RAM). The QC maintains the surrounding more frequently dividing …

The shoot apical meristem (SAM) serves as a non-drying reservoir of pluripotent stem cells
to supply new daughter cells forming above-ground tissues and organs such as leaves …

Stem cells are required to support the indeterminate growth style of plants. Meristems are a
plants stem cell niches that foster stem cell survival and the production of descendants …

Three recent studies have uncovered effector mechanisms and novel pathways in the
regulation of the dynamic changes to cell behaviour that occur in plant meristems. The …

Essential to the function of shoot meristems in plants to act as sites of continuous organ and
tissue formation is the ability of cells within the meristem to remain undifferentiated and …

Plant roots provide structural support and absorb nutrients and water; therefore, their proper
development and function are critical for plant survival. Extensive studies on the early stage …