Here, we report a subtilase gene (SBT 1.1) specifically expressed in the endosperm of
Medicago truncatula and Pisum sativum seeds during development, which is located at a …

Increasing grain yield is an endless challenge for cereal crop breeding. In barley (Hordeum
vulgare), grain number is controlled mainly by Six-rowed spike 1 (Vrs1), which encodes a …

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 …

Subtilases (SBTs) constitute a large family of serine peptidases. They are commonly found
in Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya, with many more SBTs in plants as compared to other …

Collective evidence demonstrates that the Miniature1 (Mn1) seed locus in maize encodes
an endosperm-specific isozyme of cell wall Invertase, CWI-2. The evidence includes (1) …

We use Arabidopsis thaliana as a model to investigate coordination of cell proliferation and
cell elongation in the three components that develop side by side in the seed. Two of these …

Stomata are specialized cellular structures in the epidermis of aerial plant organs that
control gas exchange (H2O release and CO2 uptake) between leaves and the atmosphere …

The beginnings of human civili zation can be traced back to the time, ne-ly 12, 000 years
ago, when th e early humans gradually ch anged from a life of hunting and gathering food, to …

Genetic evidence is presented to show that the developmental stability of maternal cells in
the pedicel at the base of maize seeds is determined by the genotype of the developing …

The GOLVEN (GLV) gene family encode small secreted peptides involved in important plant
developmental programs. Little is known about the factors required for the production of the …