Establishment of final leaf size in plants represents a complex mechanism that relies on the
precise regulation of two interconnected cellular processes, cell division and cell expansion …

Variation in the size, shape, and positioning of leaves as the major photosynthetic organs
strongly impacts crop yield, and optimizing these aspects is a central aim of cereal breeding …

Organ growth up to a species-specific size is tightly regulated in plants and animals [1, 2].
Final organ size is remarkably constant within a given species, suggesting that a species …

F-box proteins are part of one of the largest families of regulatory proteins that play important
roles in protein degradation. In plants, F-box proteins are functionally very diverse, and only …

The size of leaf and seed organs, determined by the interplay of cell proliferation and
expansion, is closely related to the final yield and quality of forage and crops. Yet the cellular …

Organ size is a major agronomic trait that determines grain yield and biomass production in
crops. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling organ size, especially in legumes …

Plant organ size shows remarkable uniformity within species indicating strong endogenous
control. We have identified a plant growth regulatory gene, functionally and structurally …

Plant root and shoot architecture is determined by the spatial arrangement of the organs.
One determining factor of organ orientation is gravitropism. Plant organs sense gravity by …

Here we report the discovery through activation tagging and subsequent characterization of
the BIG LEAF (BL) gene from poplar. In poplar, BL regulates leaf size via positively affecting …

Cell elongation is promoted by different environmental and hormonal signals, involving light,
temperature, brassinosteroid (BR), and gibberellin, that inhibit the atypical basic helix–loop …