Cell division at the abscission zone of the short-lived cultivar occurred earlier than in the long-lived cultivar, indicating that the tempo of development differed; the abscission layer reached ...

B. Comparison of the seed bases between wild rice and cultivated rice: Seed shattering is caused by the breakdown of the abscission layer that forms at the base of the seed. C. Comparison of the ...

Another chemical in leaves, auxin, controls a special band of cells at the base of each leaf stem, called the abscission layer. During the growing season, auxin prevents this layer from fully ...

Professor Lada’s research is focused on Seed, Plant, Tree, Stress and Ecophysiology of various horticultural ecosystems (vegetables, fruits, siliviculture, medicinal aromatic plants, spices and ...

O. Rahul Patharkar, a postdoctoral fellow in the University of Missouri's Division of Biological Sciences who led the research, said the study sheds light on abscission, a process through which ...