Through its photosynthetic capacity the leaf provides the basis for growth of the whole plant.
In order to improve crops for higher productivity and resistance for future climate scenarios, it …

Plants are sessile organisms, some of which can live for over a thousand years. Unlike most
animals, plants employ a post-embryonic mode of development driven by the continuous …

The shoot apical meristem (SAM) is a small population of stem cells that continuously
generates organs and tissues. This review covers our current understanding of organ …

Background Quiescence is a fundamental feature of plant life, which enables plasticity,
renewal and fidelity of the somatic cell line. Cellular quiescence is defined by arrest in a …

During regeneration, differentiated plant cells can be reprogrammed to produce stem cells, a
process that requires coordination of cell cycle reactivation with acquisition of other cellular …

The decision to replicate its DNA is of crucial importance for every cell and, in many
organisms, is decisive for the progression through the entire cell cycle. A comparison of …

Background The plant hormone cytokinin regulates growth and development of roots and
shoots in opposite ways. In shoots it is a positive growth regulator whereas it inhibits growth …

The A rabidopsis class‐1 KNOX gene SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) encodes a
homeodomain transcription factor essential for shoot apical meristem (SAM) formation and …

In contrast to animals, plant development involves continuous organ formation, which
requires strict regulation of cell proliferation. The core cell cycle machinery is conserved …

The known activities of cytokinins (CKs) are promoting shoot multiplication, root growth
inhibition, and delaying senescence. 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) has been the most …