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Root axes of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) were cultured in vitro in three different concentrations of sucrose in order to vary their growth rate. Lateral root growth and the initiation of lateral root primordia were studied on each group of axes. Various aspects of primordium initiation, positioning, and emergence were quantified with a view to discovering variable and constant features of these processes. Variable parameters were the rate and frequency of root primordium emergence. Constant parameters, at least under the prevailing conditions, were the spacing between successive laterals and primordia, and the position of the primordia in relation to the vascular system. A model of primordium initiation is presented which combines controls determined by the divisional history of the potential primordium cell and by the vascular pattern.
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Dedicated with great respect to Prof. DrElisabeth Tschermak-Woess on the occasion of her 70th birthday in recognition of her distinguished contributions to cytology.
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Barlow, P.W., Adam, J.S. The position and growth of lateral roots on cultured root axes of tomato,Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae). Pl Syst Evol 158, 141–154 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00936340
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