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Brassinosteroid homeostasis is critical for the functionality of the Medicago truncatula pulvinus.
Plant physiology - 23 Apr 2021
Kong Yiming, Meng Zhe, Wang Hongfeng, Wang Yan, Zhang Yuxue, Hong Limei, Liu Rui, Wang Min, Zhang Jing, Han Lu, Bai Mingyi, Yu Xiaolin, Kong Fanjiang, Mysore Kirankumar S, Wen Jiangqi, Xin Peiyong, Chu Jinfang, Zhou Chuanen
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Many plant species open their leaves during the daytime and close them at night as if sleeping. This leaf movement is known as nyctinasty, a unique and intriguing phenomenon that been of great interest to scientists for centuries. Nyctinastic leaf movement occurs widely in leguminous plants, and is generated by a specialized motor organ, the pulvinus. Although a key determinant of pulvinus development,...
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