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Jul 2026
Temporal delays in branch development contribute to vegetative meristem maintenance in perennial grasses
It is demonstrated that perennial Pooideae retain vegetative meristems through temporal delays in branch development rather than age‐independent spatial partitioning, providing a developmental mechanism for perennial persistence and a trait directly relevant to perennializing annual grain crops.
A. C. Hjertaas, H. Vinje, J. C. Preston et al.
· New Phytologist · 0 citations