Abstract

The rise in global temperature and increasingly frequent heat waves may severely disturb plant growth and productivity. Throughout the life cycle of vascular plants, which may last even thousands of years, various aboveground structures are constructed due to the activity of the shoot apical meristem (SAM). A pool of dividing, undifferentiated stem cells is maintained within a SAM, which facilitates self-perpetuation of the meristem and provides cells for growth and organogenesis. Unsurprisingly, there has been a growing interest to study the impact of increased temperatures on the development and molecular response of the model plant <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em>. Unfortunately, the experimental setups are highly variable and key aspects of plant development are regularly neglected. Thus, in this short review, we highlight the experimental variables and address SAM maintenance in the context of elevated temperature research.

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  • Piotr OtrębaPublication history Received: 2018-07-11 Accepted: 2018-09-04 Published: 2018-09-26

  • The global climate system is warming up

  • The average global surface temperature has increased by 0.85°C; the rise seemed relatively high in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Northern Canada, eastern South America, and Northwestern Africa (1.75–2.5°C)

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Piotr Otręba

Publication history Received: 2018-07-11 Accepted: 2018-09-04 Published: 2018-09-26. Handling editor Paweł Sowiński, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland. Authors’ contributions AD formulated the manuscript concept; AD and SD wrote the manuscript. Competing interests No competing interests have been declared. Digital signature This PDF has been certified using digital signature with a trusted timestamp to assure its origin and integrity. A verification trust dialog appears on the PDF document when it is opened in a compatible PDF reader. Certificate properties provide further details such as certification time and a signing reason in case any alterations made to the final content. If the certificate is missing or invalid it is recommended to verify the article on the journal website

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