Apical control of growth in a filamentous red alga (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 267-270

  Stirk, W A ^a   Aken, M E ^a,b   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Amcoal Environmental Services   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adventitious branches; Apical control; Ceramiaceae; Indole 3 acetic acid; Primary inderterminate axis; Subordinate axis

Indexed keywords

APICAL CONTROL; GROWTH; RED ALGAE;

ALGAE; CERAMIACEAE; CERAMIUM; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0031408384     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30765-1     Document Type: Article

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