Shoot architecture is determined by the organization and activities of apical, axillary,
intercalary, secondary, and inflorescence meristems and by the subsequent development of …

Plant growth and development are critically influenced by unpredictable abiotic factors. To
survive fluctuating changes in their environments, plants have had to develop robust …

The inhibition of shoot branching by the growing shoot tip of plants, termed apical
dominance, was originally thought to be mediated by auxin. Recently, the importance of the …

Shoot branching is a highly plastic developmental process in which axillary buds are formed
in the axil of each leaf and may subsequently be activated to give branches. Three classes …

Plants exhibit a unique developmental flexibility to ever-changing environmental conditions.
To achieve their profound adaptability, plants are able to maintain permanent stem cell …

Nanoparticles (NPs) have diverse properties when compared to respective chemicals due to
their structure, surface to volume ratio, morphology, and reactivity. Toxicological effects of …

Cytokinins (CKs) play a crucial role in various phases of plant growth and development, but
the basic molecular mechanisms of their biosynthesis and signal transduction only recently …

Cytokinin regulates many important aspects of plant development in aerial and
subterranean organs. The hormone is part of an intrinsic genetic network controlling organ …

Background It has been known for many decades that auxin inhibits the activation of axillary
buds, and hence shoot branching, while cytokinin has the opposite effect. However, the …

Plants continuously extend their root and shoot systems through the action of meristems at
their growing tips. By regulating which meristems are active, plants adjust their body plans to …