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A MODEL FOR GRAFT COMPATIBILITY‐INCOMPATIBILITY IN HIGHER PLANTS
Author(s) -
Moore Randy
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1984.tb14182.x
Subject(s) - compatibility (geochemistry) , biology , backward compatibility , computer science , engineering , operating system , chemical engineering
All of the major events comprising the development of compatible and incompatible plant grafts can occur in the absence of direct cellular contact. A model for graft compatibility‐incompatibility is presented which suggests that grafts will be incompatible only if naturally occurring morphogens that promote the formation of a successful graft are overriden by toxins that elicit graft incompatibility. According to this model, a positive recognition system need not be implicated in explaining graft compatibility‐incompatibility in plants.