Sessile plants cannot move, so they can only alter their growth pattern through differential growth to adapt to the changing environment. In dicotyledonous plants, the first process of differential ...

The shoot apex of Pseudotsuga taxifolia is characterized by a growth periodicity. Elongation of the dormant bud takes place with very little apical meristematic activity; it is accomplished ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Vegetative plants of Sinapis alba, a long-day species, were induced to flower by exposure to a single 20-hr long day. RNA synthesis in the ...

Arabidopsis thaliana shoot apical meristem with multiple flowers radiating out from centre at different stages of development (left) and the shoot apex under a scanning electron microscope where the ...

Some plants live fast and die after only a few weeks, while several species of trees (such as the bristlecone pine) can survive for thousands of years. One of the problems faced by these long-lifespan ...