The stem cell niche in leaf axils is established by auxin and cytokinin in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2055-2067

  Wang, Ying ^a,b   Wang, Jin ^a,c   Shi, Bihai ^a,c   Yu, Ting ^a,d   Qi, Jiyan ^a,c   Meyerowitz, Elliot M ^b,e   Jiao, Yuling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903649362     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.123083     Document Type: Article

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