I’ve just found out that plants have three important parts. The roots, the stem and the leaves. Some plants also have flowers which are made up of petals. The roots keep the plant in the ground ...

By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth, because virtually all tissues of the plant descend from small groups of stem cells located in their growing apices ...

Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But biologist ...