Differential growth at the apical hook: all roads lead to auxin.

The apical hook is a developmentally regulated structure that appears in dicotyledonous seedlings when seeds germinate buried in the soil. It protects the shoot apical meristem and cotyledons from damage while the seedling is pushing upwards seeking for light, and it is formed by differential cell e...

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Main Authors: Mohamad eAbbas, David eAlabadí, Miguel Angel Blázquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00441/full