Plants shape their organs with a precision demanded by optimal function; organ shaping
requires control over cell wall expansion anisotropy. Focusing on multicellular organs, I …

The shoot apical meristem generates stem, leaves, and lateral shoot meristems during the
entire shoot ontogeny. Vegetative leaves are generated by the meristem in the vegetative …

Completely revised and updated, incorporating almost a decade's worth of developments in
this field, Environmental Soil Science, Third Edition, explores the entire reach of the subject …

Formative cell divisions are critical for multicellular patterning. In the early plant embryo,
such divisions follow from orienting the division plane. A major unanswered question is how …

A genetic continuity of living organisms relies on the germline which is a specialized cell
lineage producing gametes. Essential in the germline functioning is the protection of genetic …

The origin of the stem is a major but poorly understood aspect of plant development, partly
because the stem initiates in a relatively inaccessible region of the shoot apical meristem …

The control of cell position and division act in concert to dictate multicellular organization in
tissues and organs. How these processes shape global order and molecular movement …

The stereotypic pattern of cell shapes in the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem (SAM)
suggests that strict rules govern the placement of new walls during cell division. When a cell …

Formation of lateral organ primordia from the shoot apical meristem creates boundaries that
separate the primordium from surrounding tissue. Morphological and gene expression …

In vitro plant regeneration involves dedifferentiation and molecular reprogramming of cells in
order to regenerate whole organs. Plant regeneration can occur via two pathways, de novo …