Elevated Co2 stimulates cells to divide in grass meristems: A differential effect in two natural populations of Dactylis glomerata

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1309-1316

  Kinsman, E A ^d   Lewis, C ^e   Davies, M S ^a   Young, J E ^a   Francis, Dennis ^a   Vilhar, B ^b   Ougham, H J ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Gwent Tertiary College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Dactylis glomerata; Elevated carbon dioxide; Meristems; Plastochron

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

EID: 0030831772     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-21.x     Document Type: Article

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