Inflorescence branching in the grasses controls the number of florets and hence the number
of seeds. Recent data on the underlying genetics come primarily from rice and maize …

The grass inflorescence is striking not only for its beauty and diversity, but also for its
developmental complexity. While models of inflorescence architecture have been proposed …

Reproductive transition of grasses is characterized by switching the pattern of lateral
branches, featuring the suppression of outgrowth of the subtending leaves (bracts) and rapid …

Organ development in plants predominantly occurs postembryonically through
combinatorial activity of meristems; therefore, meristem and organ fate are intimately …

Reduced plant height and culm robustness are quantitative characteristics important for
assuring cereal crop yield and quality under adverse weather conditions. A very limited …

Within the cereal grasses, variation in inflorescence architecture results in a conspicuous
morphological diversity that in crop species influences the yield of cereal grains. Although …

The barley inflorescence (spike) comprises a multi-noded central stalk (rachis) with tri-partite
clusters of uni-floretted spikelets attached alternately along its length. Relative fertility of …

Grass inflorescence development is diverse and complex and involves sophisticated but
poorly understood interactions of genes regulating branch determinacy and leaf growth …

Reiterative shoot branching largely defines important yield components of crops and is
essentially controlled by programs that direct the initiation, dormancy release, and …

Spikelets are the fundamental building blocks of Poaceae inflorescences, and their
development and branching patterns determine the various inflorescence architectures and …