Merijn Kerstens

9PUBLICATIONS
34CO-AUTHORS
Plant developmental and reproductive biologyHorticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding)Genetically modified horticulture plantsPlant and fungus systematics and taxonomy
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Publications (9)

|Aug 11, 2026
PLETHORAs: architects of plant development.

|Jan 24, 2026
A PLETHORA3/7 transcription factor shapes cucumber shoot architecture.

Merijn Kerstens, Florian Müller, Kelvin Adema

|Oct 18, 2025
Rational design of induced regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in the absence of exogenous phytohormones.

Jana Wittmer, Menno Pijnenburg, Tristan Wijsman

|Oct 11, 2025
PLETHORAs shape Arabidopsis phyllotaxis through modulation of patterning robustness and accelerated inflorescence development.

Merijn Kerstens, Freek van der Klugt, Hugo Hofhuis

|Apr 18, 2025
Spiral phyllotaxis predicts left-right asymmetric growth and style deflection in mirror-image flowers of Cyanella alba.

Caroline Robertson, Haoran Xue, Marco Saltini

|Jun 17, 2024
PLETHORA transcription factors promote early embryo development through induction of meristematic potential.

Merijn Kerstens, Carla Galinha, Hugo Hofhuis

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Frequent Collaborators

5 joint publications

Viola Willemsen

3 joint publications

Ben Scheres

2 joint publications

Kelvin Adema

2 joint publications

Renze Heidstra