The orange box shows a top view of the shoot tip at higher magnification, with the shoot meristem in the center (indicated by the yellow line), surrounded by flower buds of increasing age.

Researchers utilized laser microdissection to isolate cells from the shoot apical meristem (SAM) and leaf primordia, followed by RNA sequencing to profile gene expression. Key findings include the ...

The apical meristem, located at the shoot tip, is responsible for primary growth, which involves the elongation of stems and ...