plant development

Table of Contents

Introduction
General features
- Life cycles
- Body plans
- Preparatory events
Early development: from zygote to seedling
- Embryo formation
  - Cleavage of the zygote
  - Origin of the primary organs
  - Nutritional dependence of the embryo
  - Dormancy of the embryo
- Germination and early growth
  - The “breaking” of dormancy
  - The emergence of the seedling
Later development: the sporophyte plant body
- Continuation of organ formation
  - The activity of meristems
  - The contribution of cells and tissues
- The shoot system and its derivatives
  - The shoot tip
  - The production of leaves
  - Branching of the shoot
  - Vascular development
- The root system and its derivatives
  - The root tip
  - Branching of the root
  - Later growth
Correlations in plant development
- Coordination of shoot and root development
- Determination of mature form
  - Internal control of development
  - Environmental control of development
- Seasonal adaptations
- Senescence in plants

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