Auxin and phyllotaxis

Authors
Kuhlemeier, C Reinhardt, D
Citation
C. Kuhlemeier et D. Reinhardt, Auxin and phyllotaxis, TRENDS PL S, 6(5), 2001, pp. 187-189
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
13601385 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
187 - 189
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-1385(200105)6:5<187:AAP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Our understanding of phyllotaxis is still largely based on surgical and pha rmacological experiments carried out before 1970. Recent experiments implic ate the plant hormone auxin in the regulation of phyllotaxis. A recent pape r shows how the polar auxin transport mutant, pin 1-1, which fails to make flowers, affects the expression of well known meristem genes. This work ope ns the door for the genetic analysis of phyllotaxis.