The growing world population and global increases in the standard of living both result in an
increasing demand for food, feed and other plant‐derived products. In the coming years …

Under appropriate in vivo or in vitro conditions, certain somatic plant cells have the
capability to initiate embryogenic development (somatic embryogenesis). Somatic …

Hair-like structures are shared by most living organisms. The hairs on plant surfaces,
commonly referred to as trichomes, form diverse types to sense and protect against various …

Cell cycling plays an important role in plant development, including:(1) organ
morphogenesis,(2) cell proliferation within tissues, and (3) cell differentiation. In this study …

Roots hairs are cylindrical extensions of root epidermal cells that are important for
acquisition of nutrients, microbe interactions, and plant anchorage. The molecular …

The formation of the root epidermis of Arabidopsis provides a simple and elegant model for
the analysis of cell patterning. A novel gene, WEREWOLF (WER), is described here that is …

Stomata play a pivotal role in the regulation of gas exchange in flowering plants and are
distributed throughout the aerial epidermis. In leaves, the pattern of stomatal distribution is …

A network of three classes of proteins consisting of bHLH and MYB transcription factors, and
a WD40 repeat protein, TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1 (TTG1), act in concert to activate …

Stomatal pores on the leaf surface control both the uptake of CO2 for photosynthesis and the
loss of water during transpiration. Since the industrial revolution, decreases in stomatal …

Plant architecture is species specific, indicating that it is under strict genetic control. Although
it is also influenced by environmental conditions such as light, temperature, humidity and …