The orange box shows a top view of the shoot tip at higher magnification, with the shoot meristem in the center (indicated by the yellow line), surrounded by flower buds of increasing age.

He has found that in shoots of potato lateral portions of the apical meristem which are separated by longitudinal cuts from the main part are often prevented from regenerating by the growing-point ...

The apical meristem, located at the shoot tip, is responsible for primary growth, which involves the elongation of stems and ...