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The principles of plant architecture studies and their application to herbs
Domin, Matyáš ; Klimešová, Jitka (advisor) ; Hrouda, Adam (referee)
Plant architecture deals with the structure of the plant body and its dynamics. It mainly uses the characteristics of stem branching. In my work, I provide an overview of several concepts of plant architecture that have been applied to herbaceous plants, demonstrating how the principles of growth architecture can be utilized in plant ecology. These concepts include the bud bank, Corner's rule and reiteration. The bud bank has been defined as an alternative to the seed bank, where in perennial plants, the above-ground biomass is restored after seasonal dormancy or disruption from specialized organs carrying buds. The Corner's rule describes a correlation between the size of plant organs, and the size of the apical meristem of the stem plays a crucial role in this correlation. The size of the apical meristem determines the size of leaves, their number on the annual increment, the size of inflorescences, and consequently, the production of seeds. Reiteration examines how the branching of a plant is influenced by disturbances or suboptimal growth conditions. These three concepts are interconnected and can shed light on the ecology of herbaceous plants regarding their survival strategies in ecosystems with repeated disturbances. Not only do they describe how a plant responds to disruptions, but they...
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Development related termination of the root apical meristem activity
Benešová, Šárka ; Soukup, Aleš (advisor) ; Vaňková, Radomíra (referee)
Development Related Termination of the Root Apical Meristem Activity Abstract Root system architecture is modulated through growth and branching of individual roots, while the growth is strictly regulated via long term apical meristem (RAM) maintenance and cell elongation. RAM activity is not consistent during root on- togeny, which was shown in several dicotyledonous species as change in root meristem structure and decline in root growth rate during individual root development. This thesis is focused on changes in extent and arrangement of meristematic tissues and their derivatives within adventitious roots of Acorus calamus and Oryza sativa during long term cultivation. Changes in meristem and elongation zone length, the root cap length, radial tissue complexity, as well as the changes in root hair emergence, etc., are put into relation with quantified expression level of selected important regulatory elements taking part in RAM maintenance (WOX and SCR family transcription factors). Methodology and approach for future research in this field are outlined. Keywords: Root, Apical Meristem, Root System Architecture, RAM Termination
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