Substantial diversity exists for both the size and shape of the leaf, the main photosynthetic
organ of flowering plants. The two major forms of leaf are simple leaves, in which the leaf …

Leaves are the most important organs for plants. Without leaves, plants cannot capture light
energy or synthesize organic compounds via photosynthesis. Without leaves, plants would …

The size of plant organs, such as leaves and flowers, is determined by an interaction of
genotype and environmental influences. Organ growth occurs through the two successive …

A large body of evidence indicates that genome annotation pipelines have biased our view
of coding sequences because they generally undersample small proteins and peptides. The …

Classical and recently found phytohormones play an important role in plant growth and
development, but plants additionally control these processes through small signalling …

Abstract The EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR (EPF) and EPF-LIKE (EPFL) family of
small secreted peptides act to regulate many aspects of plant growth and development; …

Peptides encoded by small open reading frames (sORFs, usually< 100 codons) play critical
regulatory roles in plant development and environmental responses. Despite their …

To achieve optimal functionality, plant organs like leaves and petals have to grow to a
certain size. Beginning with a limited number of undifferentiated cells, the final size of an …

Plants produce new organs throughout their life span. Leaves first initiate as rod‐like
structures protruding from the shoot apical meristem, while they need to pass through …

Recent applications of translational control in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) highlight
the potential power of manipulating mRNA translation for crop improvement. However, to …