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THE importance of the shoot apex in the origin of tissues of the primary shoot is emphasized by numerous recent developmental studies (see review by Philipson1). The suggestion was made by Bower2 that there is a “proleptic” sensitiveness of the tip to the incidence of similarity which would determine a stelar structure suitable to the size ultimately to be attained. Dixon3 thought that the already differentiated procambium might precipitate procambium from the undifferentiated meristem.
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BALL, E. Influence of Shoot Apex on Subjacent Shoots of Lupinus Albus L.. Nature 167, 36–37 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167036a0
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