On the left, a young Arabidopsis plant is shown, with one of the root tips indicated by the yellow ... In the center of the root meristem, a small group of cells called the quiescent center ...

Therefore, the QC must be the source of a signal that prevents differentiation of the root stem cells. Thus plant stem cells depend on the function of other, neighboring, cells to continue ...

Specialised plant cells include root hair cells, palisade cells, xylem cells and phloem cells. Just like animals, plants are made of tiny little cells. Like animal cells, basic plant cells have a ...

“We show as well that the plant root microbiome is not very different ... For future experiments, Loo hopes to fine-tune the root protocol—a need that Zuccaro also highlighted. “The next step would be ...