title: Terminology for plant polarity: progress and difficulties.
abstract: The recent attempts to establish a "natural" terminology for plant polarity are significant as they have identified various problems in the classic terminology of polarity, and arrived at a logical and simple terminology (shootward and rootward). The related issue of polarity changes was also addressed while assuming that cell polarity is conserved throughout the development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Science Education - Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa-Oranim, Tivon, Israel. levyadun@research.haifa.ac.il
authors.forename: Simcha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lev-Yadun
mesh_terms: D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology*; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D007210:Indoleacetic Acids