Regulating the Vascular Cambium: Do Not Forget the Vascular Ray Initials and Their Derivatives

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 6; p. 971
• Main Author: Lev-Yadun, Simcha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19.03.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: 20th century; Arabidopsis thaliana; Biology; cambium; Climate change; Cuttings; differentiation; Hormones; Leaves; Meristems; phloem; Physiology; rays; Review; Stem cells; Wood; Woody plants; Xylem; Germany; xylem; stem cells; cambium; differentiation; phloem; wood; rays

The secondary lateral meristem—the vascular cambium (hereafter cambium)—is the largest meristem of the plant kingdom. It is almost always composed of two types of stem cells: (1) the axial (fusiform) initials, the most common and better known and studied, and (2) the ray initials that give rise to t...