▪ Abstract The development and maturation of fruits has received considerable scientific
scrutiny because of both the uniqueness of such processes to the biology of plants and the …

A critical review of characters used in the systematics of the Brassicaceae is given, and
aspects of the origin, classification, and generic delimitation of the family discussed …

The size and activity of the shoot apical meristem is regulated by transcription factors and
low molecular mass signals, including the plant hormone cytokinin. The cytokinin status of …

MHC class I molecules function to present peptides eight to ten residues long to the immune
system. These peptides originate primarily from a cytosolic pool of proteins through the …

The fruit, which mediates the maturation and dispersal of seeds, is a complex structure
unique to flowering plants. Seed dispersal in plants such as Arabidopsis occurs by a …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) contains two close homologs of the Arabidopsis thaliana
MADS domain transcription factor FRUITFULL (FUL), FUL1 (previously called TDR4) and …

In flowering plants, male reproductive development requires the formation of the stamen,
including the differentiation of anther tissues. Within the anther, male meiosis produces …

▪ Abstract Cell separation is a critical process that takes place throughout the life cycle of a
plant. It enables roots to emerge from germinating seeds, cotyledons, and leaves to expand …

After fertilization, the expanding carpel of fleshy fruit goes through a phase change to
ripening. Although the role of ethylene signalling in mediating climacteric ripening has been …

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 …