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Identification and characterization of petiolule-like pulvinus mutants with abolished nyctinastic leaf movement in the model legume Medicago truncatula.
The New phytologist - 1 Oct 2012
Zhou Chuanen, Han Lu, Fu Chunxiang, Chai Maofeng, Zhang Wenzheng, Li Guifen, Tang Yuhong, Wang Zeng-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Leaves of many plant species open during the day and fold at night. Diurnal leaf movement, named nyctinasty, has been of great interest to researchers since Darwin's time. Nyctinastic leaf movement is generated by the pulvinus, which is a specialized motor organ located at the base of leaf and le...
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