By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth, because virtually all tissues of the plant descend from small groups of stem cells located in their growing apices ...

For example bone marrow stem cells only form different types of blood cells. Plants have stem cells too. They're found at the meristems, the growing tips of the roots and the shoots. The big ...

Cycads, known for their primitive features and slow growth, are one of the oldest plant lineages still living today. The study examined two species, paying particular attention to the stems ...