Shoots are an integral part of plants and play a vital role in their growth and development. They are the aboveground ...

They then performed various analyses on the expression of the SSS gene and the presence of SSS protein in various parts of the plant ... Naoki Yamaji et al, Shoot-Silicon-Signal protein to ...

Whilst shoots will grow upwards to find light. The shoots will then grow a stem and leaves above the ground. Some plants will grow flowers that will turn into fruits and make their own seeds.

By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth ... as a long-term source of new cells to build up the shoot and the root. However, the experiments described above ...