Regulation of Meristem Size by Cytokinin Signaling

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 446-454

  Skylar, Anna ^a   Wu, Xuelin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokinin signaling; Meristem; Tissue proliferation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BOTANY; HORMONE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLANT; SIGNALING;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOKININS; MERISTEM; ORGAN SIZE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79958694534     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2011.01045.x     Document Type: Review

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