Relationships among shoot sinks for resources exported from nodal roots regulate branch development of distal non-rooted portions of Trifolium repens L.

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 390, 2003, Pages 2091-2104

  Thomas, R G ^a   Hay, M J M ^a   Newton, P C D ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Axillary bud outgrowth; Branch development; Clonal growth; Correlative control; Nodal roots; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

CLONING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

AXILLARY BUDS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CLOVER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOSTASIS; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; REPRODUCTION;

HOMEOSTASIS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; REPRODUCTION; TRIFOLIUM;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0041875075     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg223     Document Type: Article

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