A significant increase in shoot biomass and seed yield has always been the dream of plant
biologists who wish to dedicate their fundamental research to the benefit of mankind; the first …

Lateral root (LR) formation displays considerable plasticity in response to developmental
and environmental signals. The mechanism whereby plants incorporate diverse regulatory …

The developmental plasticity of the root system represents a key adaptive trait enabling
plants to cope with abiotic stresses such as drought and is therefore important in the current …

The continuous formation of lateral roots is a vital part of establishing a root system and
enables plants to react with developmental plasticity to changing soil conditions. Evidence is …

Classical and recently found phytohormones play an important role in plant growth and
development, but plants additionally control these processes through small signalling peptides. …

In plants, the developmental mechanisms that regulate the positioning of lateral organs along
the primary root are currently unknown. We present evidence on how lateral root initiation …

During the development of multicellular organisms, organogenesis and pattern formation
depend on formative divisions to specify and maintain pools of stem cells. In higher plants, …

Lateral roots originate deep within the parental root from a small number of founder cells at
the periphery of vascular tissues and must emerge through intervening layers of tissues. We …

Roots are important to plants for a wide variety of processes, including nutrient and water
uptake, anchoring and mechanical support, storage functions, and as the major interface …

Like animals, the mature plant body develops via successive sets of instructions that determine
cell fate, patterning, and organogenesis. In the coordination of various developmental …