Leaf Development in Medicago truncatula
Liren Du1, Samuel Adkins1, Mingli Xu1
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Abstract:
Forage yield is largely dependent on leaf development, during which the number of leaves, leaflets, leaf size, and shape are determined. In this mini-review, we briefly summarize recent studies of leaf development in Medicago truncatula, a model plant for legumes, with a focus on factors that could affect biomass of leaves. These include: floral development and related genes, lateral organ boundary genes, auxin biosynthesis, transportation and signaling genes, and WOX related genes.
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