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Article: Establishing Arabidopsis as a model for tension wood formation. (Plant Biology 09:00 AM, Saturday, April 5, 2003 Brewer/Frost Science 142 Dr. Sarah E. Wyatt-Presiding).(Abstract)
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- The Ohio Journal of Science
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- March 1, 2003
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Trees and herbaceous plants continuously respond to their environment to maintain appropriate stem growth and regulate optimal branch orientation. Tension wood is formed by woody dicotyledons to generate the force necessary for reorientation of branches and stems following gravistimulation or loss of apical dominance. However, tension wood causes sawn timber to split, shrink or collapse. The study of the genetic mechanisms underlying tension wood formation has been greatly limited by the size and long generation times of forest trees. Our goal is to establish Arabidopsis thaliana as a model for the study of tension wood formation. Although not normally ...