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Diversity of maize shoot apical meristem architecture and its relationship to plant morphology.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 5 Mar 2015
Thompson Addie M, Yu Jianming, Timmermans Marja C P, Schnable Patrick, Crants James C, Scanlon Michael J, Muehlbauer Gary J
Abstract excerpt
The shoot apical meristem contains a pool of undifferentiated stem cells and controls initiation of all aerial plant organs. In maize (Zea mays), leaves are formed throughout vegetative development; on transition to floral development, the shoot meristem forms the tassel. Due to the regulated balance between stem cell maintenance and organogenesis, the structure and morphology of the shoot meristem are...
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