There is a long-standing selection for leavy crops who flower later in the season. Now a new study “Breeding for delayed bolting decelerated the circadian clock in cultivated lettuce” shows that this has also made the circadian clock run slow.
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Hijacking flower genes to make galls
You have likely come across them, galls, deformities on leaves or stems. The larvae of various insects induce galls, varying from simple tissue deformities to complex structures. A new paper shows how the larvae inside hijack the plant genes to make those structures.
Who killed the bullseye?
Flowers are fascinating part of plants. Where the rest of the plant is dressed stylish green, flowers are more abundant in their style choice. With lots of colours and guises. Raising the question: how do they manage this?
Asymmetric flowers
Left-right asymmetry breaks with the expected symmetry. Think of flowers with their style and anthers located respectively left and right of the middle, Now, a group of international researchers show how a plant breaks with symmetry.
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