A distal SNP downstream to SHOOT APICAL MERISTEM ENLARGER1 regulates its expression to promote branch and silique numbers in rapeseed
Plant Science Research WeeklyRapeseed (Brassica napus) is an important crop providing vegetable oil. Yield is positively correlated with increased numbers of seeds, siliques, and branches. In a previous study, a rapeseed germplasm having normal branch and silique numbers was crossed with another germplasm having higher branch and…
Lag, then leg it! An updated two-phase model for axillary bud activation and outgrowth in Arabidopsis
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe mechanisms of apical dominance and bud outgrowth have puzzled generations of plant scientists, and over a century various hypotheses have been scrutinized. Two main hubs of regulation – auxin canalization (movement of auxin from a bud into the main stem) and the branching transcription factors…
Strawberry inflorescence diversity: meet the thyrse
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLembinen et al. explore the molecular mechanisms underlying inflorescence diversity in strawberry.
Sergei Lembinen1, Mikolaj Cieslak2, Teng Zhang1, Kathryn Mackenzie1, Paula Elomaa1, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz2, Timo Hytönen1.
1 Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre,…