Vascular patterning: xylem or phloem?
Xylem and phloem are the major conduits for the transport of water and solutes through the plant. Recent work has helped to elucidate the mechanisms that determine the identity and arrangement of these two tissues.
Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA.
José R
JR
Dinneny
Martin F
MF
Yanofsky
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics