Stem anatomy supports Arabidopsis thaliana as a model for insular woodiness

New Phytologist

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-17

  Lens, Frederic ^a   Smets, Erik ^a,b   Melzer, Siegbert ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassicaceae; Cambium formation; Insular woodiness; Model plant; Secondary woodiness; Wood anatomy; Wood formation

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LETTER; MUTATION; PLANT STEM; WOOD;

ARABIDOPSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PLANT STEMS; WOOD;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 82955249293     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03888.x     Document Type: Letter

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