The shoot meristem of land plants maintains the capacity for organ generation throughout its
lifespan due to a group of undifferentiated stem cells. Most meristems are shaped like a …

Spikelets are highly specialized and short-lived branches and function as a constitutional
unit of the complex grass inflorescences. A series of genetic, genomic, and developmental …

Plants flower in response to environmental signals. These signals change the shape and
developmental identity of the shoot apical meristem (SAM), causing it to form flowers and …

Abstract SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP), a member of the MADS-box transcription
factor family, has been reported to regulate bud dormancy in deciduous perennial plants …

Inflorescence architecture directly impacts yield potential in most crops. As a model of
sympodial plants, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) inflorescence exhibits highly structural …

Many developmental processes associated with fruit development occur at the floral
meristem (FM). Age-regulated microRNA156 (miR156) and gibberellins (GAs) interact to …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are essential regulators of gene expression, defined by their unique
biogenesis, which requires the precise excision of the small RNA from an imperfect fold …

Floral forms with an increased number of petals, also known as double-flower phenotypes,
have been selected and conserved in many domesticated plants, particularly in …

Mutations affecting flower shape in many plants have been favored by human selection, and
various fruit trees are also grown for ornamental purposes. Mei (Prunus mume) is a dual …

All flowering plants adjust their reproductive period for successful reproduction. Flower
initiation is controlled by a myriad of intensively studied factors, so it can occur in the most …