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Auxin acts in xylem-associated or medullary cells to mediate apical dominance.
The Plant cell - 1 Feb 2003
Booker Jonathan, Chatfield Steven, Leyser Ottoline
Abstract excerpt
A role for auxin in the regulation of shoot branching was described originally in the Thimann and Skoog model, which proposes that apically derived auxin is transported basipetally directly into the axillary buds, where it inhibits their growth. Subsequent observations in several species have shown that auxin does not enter axillary buds directly. We have found similar results in Arabidopsis. Grafting studies...
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