There can be no doubt that early land plant evolution transformed the planet but, until
recently, how and when this was achieved was unclear. Coincidence in the first appearance …

The concept of the meristem was introduced in 1858 to characterize multicellular, formative,
and proliferative tissues that give rise to the entire plant body, based on observations of …

Horticultural plants such as vegetables, fruits, and ornamental plants are crucial to human
life and socioeconomic development. Gibberellins (GAs), a class of diterpenoid compounds …

Leaves are the main vegetative organs of the aboveground part of plants and play an
important role in plant morphogenesis. KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX) plays a crucial …

Plants and animals are both important for studies in evolutionary developmental biology
(EvoDevo). Plant morphology as a valuable discipline of EvoDevo is set for a paradigm shift …

How plant seeds originated remains unresolved, in part due to disconnects between fossil
intermediates and developmental genetics in extant species. The Carboniferous fossil …

The gradual unfurling of fronds from tightly coiled tips, termed fiddleheads or croziers, is one
of the most recognizable features of the fern lineage, but its evolutionary origin remains …

Caucasian clover (Trifolium ambiguum M. Bieb.) is a strongly rhizomatous, low-crowned
perennial leguminous and ground-covering grass. The species is resistant to cold, arid …

A lobed leaf is a common trait in plants, but it is very rare in Lauraceae plants, including
species of Phoebe. In the study of germplasm resources of Phoebe neurantha, we found …

Leaves, encountered in the majority of modern tracheophytes, evolved multiple times
independently in several lineages. We define leaves as lateral appendages that share a …