Abstract
Treatment of gemmae of Riella helicophylla with PCIB results in reversible blockage of the meristematic cells in the G1-phase. At the same time the normal subdivision of the intercalary meristem into two lateral meristems disappears. PCIB is effective only when the plants are exposed to light.
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Abbreviations
- PCIB:
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p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid
- IAA:
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indoleacetic acid
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Dedicated to Professor Peter Karlson on the occasion of his 60th birthday
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Stange, L. Reversible blockage of the cell cycle in the meristem of Riella helicophylla (Bory et Mont.) Mont. by p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid (PCIB). Planta 145, 347–350 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388359
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388359