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Development and differentiation in plants.

M M Johri1

  • 1Molecular Biology Unit, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India.

Bioscience Reports
|December 1, 1988
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Plant development is plastic, with cells dedifferentiating and refining their roles post-germination. This suggests plant growth isn't a rigid, predetermined program, unlike what was previously thought for plant cell differentiation.

Area of Science:

  • Plant Biology
  • Developmental Biology

Background:

  • Hormones like auxin and cytokinin are key in lower plant cell differentiation.
  • Plant cell states are plastic, capable of dedifferentiation to a basal state.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of plant development.
  • To discuss the plasticity of cell differentiation in plants.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research on plant development.

Main Results:

  • Lower plants exhibit hormone-regulated cell differentiation and dedifferentiation.
  • Higher plant embryonic cells show initial commitment, with final cell fate determined post-germination.
  • Plant development lacks a rigidly determined, mitotically heritable state.

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Conclusions:

  • Plant development is a flexible process, not a fixed genetic program.
  • Cellular plasticity and post-germination refinement characterize plant growth.