One of the early successes of the application of molecular genetics to study plant
development was the discovery of a series of genes that act together, in an apparently …

In plants, the transition to reproductive growth is of particular importance for successful seed
production. Transformation of the shoot apical meristem (SAM) to the inflorescence meristem …

Flowers are the most complex structures of plants. Studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, which
has typical eudicot flowers, have been fundamental in advancing the structural and …

Pathogens that rely upon multiple hosts to complete their life cycles often modify behavior
and development of these hosts to coerce them into improving pathogen fitness. However …

The onset of flower formation is a key regulatory event during the life cycle of angiosperm
plants, which marks the beginning of the reproductive phase of development. It has been …

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) MADS box FRUITFULL homologs FUL1 and FUL2 act
as key ripening regulators and interact with the master regulator MADS box protein …

Flowers come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Despite this variety, flowers have a
very stereotypical architecture, consisting of a series of sterile organs surrounding the …

Flower and fruit development are two key steps for plant reproduction. The ABCE model for
flower development has been well established in model plant species; however, the …

The spatiotemporal architecture of inflorescences that bear flowers determines plant
reproductive success by affecting fruit set and plant interaction with pollinators. The …

The study of transcriptional regulation of tomato ripening has been led by spontaneous
mutations in transcription factor (TF) genes that completely inhibit normal ripening …