Anatomical aspects of angiosperm root evolution

Annals of Botany

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-238

  Seago, James L ^a   Fernando, Danilo D ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; angiosperms; cortex; epidermis; evolution; roots; vascular tissue

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; BIOACCUMULATION; CLADISTICS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ROOT; SHRUB;

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; CORTEX; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; ROOTS; VASCULAR TISSUE;

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERMS; CORTEX; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; ROOTS; VASCULAR TISSUE;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; MERISTEM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84880277691     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs266     Document Type: Review

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