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SHATTERPROOF MADS-box genes control seed dispersal in Arabidopsis.
Nature - 13 Apr 2000
Liljegren S J, Ditta G S, Eshed Y, Savidge B, Bowman J L, Yanofsky M F
Abstract excerpt
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 process called fruit dehiscence, or pod shatter. Few studies have focused on identifying genes that regulate this process, in spite of the agronomic value of controlling seed dispersal in crop plants such as canola. Here we show that the...
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