[EN] The apical hook is a developmentally regulated structure that appears in dicotyledonous seedlings when seeds germinate buried in the soil. It protects the shoot apical meristem and cotyledons from damage while the ...
Gallego Bartolomé, Javier; Arana, María Verónica; Vandenbussche, Filip; Zadnikova, P.; Minguet, E.G.; Guardiola Herraez, Vicente Gerardo; Van der Straeten, Dominique; Benková, Eva; Alabadí Diego, David; Blazquez Rodriguez, Miguel Angel(Wiley, 2011-08)
[EN] The apical hook develops in the upper part of the hypocotyl when seeds buried in the soil germinate, and serves to protect cotyledons and the shoot apical meristem from possible damage caused by pushing through the ...