Article
Ethylene-mediated enhancement of apical hook formation in etiolated Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings is gibberellin dependent.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2004
Vriezen Wim H, Achard Patrick, Harberd Nicholas P, Van Der Straeten Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Dark-grown Arabidopsis seedlings develop an apical hook by differential elongation and division of hypocotyl cells. This allows the curved hypocotyl to gently drag the apex, which is protected by the cotyledons, upwards through the soil. Several plant hormones are known to be involved in hook dev...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
