Regulation of shoot branching patterns by the basal root system: Towards a predictive model

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1163-1173

  Thomas, R G ^a   Hay, M J M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Axillary bud outgrowth; Branch development; Bud activation; Intra plant variation; Nodal roots; Prostrate clonal herbs; Root signals; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLOVER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 45549105430     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern043     Document Type: Article

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