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Chiba Tendril-Less locus determines tendril organ identity in melon (Cucumis melo L.) and potentially encodes a tendril-specific TCP homolog.
Journal of plant research - 1 Nov 2015
Mizuno Shinji, Sonoda Masatoshi, Tamura Yayoi, Nishino Eisho, Suzuki Hideyuki, Sato Takahide, Oizumi Toshikatsu
Abstract excerpt
Tendrils are filamentous plant organs that coil on contact with an object, thereby providing mechanical support for climbing to reach more sunlight. Plant tendrils are considered to be modified structure of leaves, stems, or inflorescence, but the origin of cucurbit tendrils is still argued because of the complexity in the axillary organ patterning. We carried out morphological and genetic analyses of the Chiba...
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