The floral quartet model of floral organ specification poses that different tetramers of MIKC-
type MADS-domain transcription factors control gene expression and hence the identity of …

Plant development progresses through distinct phases: vegetative growth, followed by a
reproductive phase and eventually seed set and senescence. The transitions between these …

Members of the MADS-box transcription factor family play essential roles in almost every
developmental process in plants. Many MADS-box genes have conserved functions across …

Since the discovery of miRNAs in plants it has become clear that they are central to the
regulation of many aspects of plant development and responses to the environment. miR172 …

The development and coordination of complex tissues in eukaryotes requires precise spatial
control of fate-specifying genes. Although investigations of such control have traditionally …

Flower colour is a key component for plant signaling to pollinators and a staggering variety
of colour variations are found in nature. Patterning of flower colour, such as pigment spots or …

The spikelet is the basal unit of inflorescence in grasses, and its formation is crucial for
reproductive success and cereal yield. Here, we report a previously unknown role of the …

Domestication of fruit and vegetables resulted in a huge diversity of shapes and sizes of the
produce. Selections that took place over thousands of years of alleles that increased fruit …

Phytoplasmas are insect-transmitted bacterial plant pathogens that cause considerable
damage to a diverse range of agricultural crops globally. Symptoms induced in infected …

The ABC model of flower development explains how three classes of homeotic genes confer
identity to the four types of floral organs. In Arabidopsis thaliana, APETALA2 (AP2) and …