The formation of wood and its control

• Published in: Current opinion in plant biology Vol. 17; pp. 56 - 63
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jing, Nieminen, Kaisa, Serra, Juan Antonio Alonso, Helariutta, Ykä
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Cambium - genetics; Cambium - growth & development; Cambium - metabolism; energy; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; genetic engineering; Genome, Plant - genetics; hormonal regulation; Models, Genetic; Phloem - genetics; Phloem - growth & development; Phloem - metabolism; Plant Growth Regulators - metabolism; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; wood; Wood - genetics; Wood - growth & development; Wood - metabolism; Xylem - genetics; Xylem - growth & development; Xylem - metabolism

•We compare various experimental systems for wood formation study.•We highlight the importance of the first released genome of a gymnosperm tree.•Evidence gained from Arabidopsis supports our study of wood formation in trees.•Knowledge on regulation of wood formation is addressed from an evo-devo pe...