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The evolution of plant architecture
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The vascular plants have evolved from a simple body plan that has diversified into the vast array of architectures seen in plants today. Much architectural diversity results from the varied growth patterns of apical and axillary meristems. Current research is showing that meristem growth patterns are regulated genetically and hormonally, and the genes that control these processes are being identified and characterized.
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“The architecture of a mature plant is therefore determined by the number and activity of axillary meristems and the growth characteristics of the branches that develop from axillary buds (Kerstetter and Hake, 1997; Sussex and”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sussex, I. M., & Kerk, N. M.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sussex, Ian M
- Kerk, Nancy M
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Plant Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-02
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 33-37
- ISSN
- 1369-5266 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1989665777
- Cited by
- 204
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 0.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Plant Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Keywords
- plant architecture, vascular plant evolution, apical meristem, axillary meristem, plant hormones
- MeSH terms
- Biological Evolution, Plants, Plant Development
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