The shapes of flowers and their organization into branching systems, called inflorescences, dictate much of plant diversity. Recent studies have identified key regulators in this diversity, revealing that the inflorescence architecture of Solanaceous species depends on sequential and temporal expression of the WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX (WOX) gene EVERGREEN (EVG)/ COMPOUND INFLORESCENCE (S) and t...

Tomato is a major crop plant and several mutants have been selected for breeding but also for isolating important genes that regulate flowering and sympodial growth. Besides, current research in developmental biology aims at revealing mechanisms that account for diversity in inflorescence architectures. We therefore found timely to review the current knowledge of the genetic control of flowerin...

Both insufficient and excessive male inflorescence size leads to a reduction in maize yield. Knowledge of the genetic architecture of male inflorescence is essential to achieve the optimum inflorescence size for maize breeding. In this study, we used approximately eight thousand inbreds, including both linkage populations and association populations, to dissect the genetic architecture of male ...

A major aspect of postembryonic plant development is the formation of secondary axes of growth: vegetative branches, inflorescence branches, or flowers. The first step in side-shoot development is the establishment of lateral meristems in the axils of leaves. GRAS-, MYB-, and bHLH-type transcription factors act as key regulators of early steps in this process. The REVOLUTA subfamily of HD-ZIP t...

This paper presents the results obtained by INMA Bucharest, following a research project, in which technology for harvesting and storing industrial hemp was developed. The equipment green stalks intended this tested an experimental plot grown with Dacia - Secuieni hemp. Operating indices (actual torque at power take-off, traction force drawbar, total effective to operate equipment, working spee...

ABSTRACT Water deficit in cauliflower cultivation may impair its development and yield. This study aimed to analyze the agronomic performance of grown a protected environment, under different water conditions silicon (Si) doses. The experiment was arranged randomized block design, 3 x 4 factorial scheme, with three levels replacement [40, 70 100 % evapotranspiration (ETc)] four Si doses (0, 50,...

This study endeavour assesses agromorphological likeness between initial introductions and regenerated accessions at the International Coconut Genebank for Africa Indian Ocean (ICG-AIO) based in C?te d’Ivoire. Ten couples of parental (G0) (G1) Tall coconut palms were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Multiple Variance (MANOVA) from 26 characters. The main results showed a relati...