EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

apical dominance
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
scope note: MS Academic Keywords
definition: [Henderson's] phenomenon common in plant development in which the bud at the tip of the shoot, the apical bud, sup­presses the development of lateral buds which have formed further down the stem. If the apical bud is removed, the lateral buds then develop. The apical bud pro­duces a growth-inhibitory hormone that is carried back down the stem.
broader: characteristic
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

characteristic
type: Concept
narrower: apical dominance