Leaf initiation and de novo pattern formation in the absence of an apical meristem and pre-existing patterned leaves in watercress (Nasturtium officinale) axillary explants

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 625-641

  Selker, Jeanne M L ^a,b   Lyndon, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical meristem; Axillary buds; Bud initiation; Cytokinin; Division orientation; Leaf initiation; Phyllotaxis; Sequential scanning electron microscopy; Watercress

Indexed keywords

NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0000448203     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-079     Document Type: Article

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