Plants maintain the ability to form lateral appendages throughout their life cycle and form
leaves as the principal lateral appendages of the stem. Leaves initiate at the peripheral zone …

Like metazoans, plants use small regulatory RNA s (sRNA s) to direct gene expression.
Several classes of sRNA s, which are distinguished by their origin and biogenesis, exist in …

Plant lateral organs are often elaborated through repetitive formation of developmental units,
which progress robustly in predetermined patterns along their axes. Leaflets in compound …

The Brassicaceae family comprises c. 4000 species including economically important crops
and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Despite their importance, the relationships among …

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 …

For the past several decades, advances in plant development, physiology, cell biology, and
genetics have relied heavily on the model (or reference) plant Arabidopsis thaliana …

Leaves, the primary plant organs that function in photosynthesis and respiration, have highly
organized, flat structures that vary within and among species. In recent years, it has become …

Plant leaves display considerable variation in shape. Here, we introduce key aspects of leaf
development, focusing on the morphogenetic basis of leaf shape diversity. We discuss the …

Compound leaves show more complex patterns than simple leaves, and this is mainly
because of a specific morphogenetic process (leaflet initiation and arrangement) that occurs …

This study extensively characterizes the morphological characteristics, including the leaf
morphology, plant structure, flower development, and trichome features throughout the …