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Meristem

Known as: Meristems 
A group of plant cells that are capable of dividing infinitely and whose main function is the production of new growth at the growing tip of a root… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of Arabidopsis
In plants, the developmental mechanisms that regulate the positioning of lateral organs along the primary root are currently… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
SCARECROW is involved in positioning the stem cell niche in the Arabidopsis root meristem.
Stem cells self-renew and produce daughter cells that differentiate. How stem cells are specified and maintained is a central… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cytokinin-Deficient Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants Show Multiple Developmental Alterations Indicating Opposite Functions of Cytokinins in the Regulation of Shoot and Root Meristem Activity Article…
Cytokinins are hormones that regulate cell division and development. As a result of a lack of specific mutants and biochemical… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The WUSCHEL and SHOOTMERISTEMLESS genes fulfil complementary roles in Arabidopsis shoot meristem regulation.
Continuous organ formation from the shoot apical meristem requires the integration of two functions: a set of undifferentiated… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The control of maize spikelet meristem fate by the APETALA2-like gene indeterminate spikelet1.
The orderly production of meristems with specific fates is crucial for the proper elaboration of plant architecture. The maize… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Short-range control of cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis root meristem
Meristems are distinctive regions of plants that have capacity for continuous growth. Their developmental activity generates the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Activation of floral meristem identity genes in Arabidopsis
THE Arabidopsis floral meristem-identity genes APETALA1 (API) and LEAFY (LFY) confer floral identity on developing floral… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Cell fate in the Arabidopsis root meristem determined by directional signalling
POSTEMBRYONIC development in plants is achieved by apical meristems. Surgical studies and clonal analysis have revealed… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Embryonic origin of the Arabidopsis primary root and root meristem initials
The embryonic origin of the Arabidopsis root and hypocotyl region has been investigated using histological techniques and clonal… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
LEAFY controls floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis
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