Growth and development of the root apical meristem

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Perilli, Serena ^a   Di Mambro, Riccardo ^a   Sabatini, Sabrina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STEM CELL NICHE;

ARABIDOPSIS; MERISTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STEM CELL NICHE;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84856229437     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.10.006     Document Type: Review

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