11. More simply stated, lateral bud formation is inhibited by the shoot apical meristem ( SAM ). 12. In the shoot, the shoot apical meristems regularly produce new lateral organs ( callus ." 13. In contrast to vegetative apical meristems and some exflorescence meristems, floral meristems cannot continue to grow indefinitely. 14. This indicates that the apical meristem is dead and there will be no new leaf production or growth. 15. The center of the stem, which contains the growing point ( the apical meristem ), is sunken. 16. If apical dominance is complete, it prevents any branches from forming as long as the apical meristem is active. 17. The apical meristem may be consumed to make an inflorescence or other determinate structure, or it may be aborted. 18. :If you eat fresh veggies, you eat stem cells all the time, e . g . apical meristem . 19. Together, this indicates that PIN-mediated auxin polar transport plays a central role in flower initiation at the shoot apical meristem . 20. It mediates changes within the apical meristem , causing bud dormancy and the alteration of the last set of leaves into protective bud covers.
