Growth and Differentiation in Living Plant Meristems

1 February 1939

journal article
research article
Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Vol. 25 (2) , 55-58
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.25.2.55

Abstract

Materials and methods are described, by the use of which it is possible to observe and measure, the multiplication and growth of cells in living root meristems. This technique has been applied to the problems of the location of new cell walls, of sliding growth," and of the differentiation of cells which are to form root hairs.

Keywords

BIOINFORMATICS
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH