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CsLFY is required for shoot meristem maintenance via interaction with WUSCHEL in cucumber (Cucumis sativus).
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2018
Zhao Wensheng, Chen Zijing, Liu Xiaofeng, Che Gen, Gu Ran, Zhao Jianyu, Wang Zhongyi, Hou Yu, Zhang Xiaolan
Abstract excerpt
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is an agronomically important vegetable with indeterminant growth habit, in which leaves are produced from the shoot apical meristem (SAM), and unisexual flowers are generated from the leaf axils. LEAFY (LFY) and its homologs have been shown to play important roles in promoting flower development and branching. The LFY homolog gene CsLFY was cloned in cucumber. Molecular biology,...
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