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Effect of the energy supply on filamentous growth and development in Physcomitrella patens.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Feb 2005
Thelander Mattias, Olsson Tina, Ronne Hans
Abstract excerpt
The filamentous gametophyte of the moss Physcomitrella patens consists of two filament types called chloronemata and caulonemata. Chloronemal cells are photosynthetically active with numerous chloroplasts, while caulonemata help to spread the colony by radial growth. The balance between the two filament types is affected by external factors such as light and plant hormones. In the present study, caulonema...
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