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The mutated CYTOKININ OXIDASE/DEHYDROGENASE 7 promotes cell division in pith and plays a critical role in the development of stem lettuce.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2026
Zhang Junli, Liu Yuling, Wang Menglu, Guo Hui, An Bo, Xiao Lan, Chen Jiongjiong, Kuang Hanhui, Wang Xin
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Lettuce has developed into several horticultural types, varying dramatically in plant architecture. Stem lettuce, the major type worldwide, has a succulent swollen stem. The genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying the change from small stem in leafy lettuce to large stem in stem lettuce remain largely unknown. In this study, we cloned a major QTL controlling succulent swollen stem in lettuce. The QTL encodes...
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