Reevaluating concepts of apical dominance and the control of axillary bud outgrowth.

Abstract excerpt

A large amount of diversity of architectural form is found among flowering plants, and an important aspect of this diversity is the wide variation, ranging from simple to complex, found among branching patterns in plant shoot systems. Historically, the control of bud outgrowth has been attributed to the presence of a growing shoot apex. The term "apical dominance" is used to indicate that the shoot tip exerts an...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Evaluation Studies as Topic
• Share to Meristem
• Share to Mutation