Hormonal signals involved in the regulation of cambial activity, xylogenesis and vessel patterning in trees

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 885-898

  Sorce, Carlo ^a   Giovannelli, Alessio ^b   Sebastiani, Luca ^c   Anfodillo, Tommaso ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscisic_acid; Auxin; Brassinosteroids; Crosstalking; Cytokinin; Ethylene; Gibberellin; Peptide_hormones

Indexed keywords

LACTONE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; POLYAMINE; STRIGOL;

CAMBIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; REVIEW; TREE; XYLEM;

BODY PATTERNING; CAMBIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; LACTONES; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PLANT STEMS; POLYAMINES; TREES; XYLEM;

EID: 84877795159     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1431-4     Document Type: Review

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