Fleshy fruit texture is a critically important quality characteristic of ripe fruit. Softening is an
irreversible process which operates in most fleshy fruits during ripening which, together with …

Plants reprogram somatic cells following injury and regenerate new tissues and organs.
Upon perception of inductive cues, somatic cells often dedifferentiate, proliferate, and …

Root systems can display variable architectures that contribute to survival strategies of
plants. The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana possesses a tap root system, in which the …

Highlights•The distinction between expansins and expansin-like proteins is clarified.•Site-
directed mutagenesis reveals expansin's complex binding to plant cell walls.•Expansin …

De novo organogenesis is a process through which wounded or detached plant tissues or
organs regenerate adventitious roots and shoots. Plant hormones play key roles in de novo …

The developmental plasticity of the root system represents a key adaptive trait enabling
plants to cope with abiotic stresses such as drought and is therefore important in the current …

Abstract The LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD)-containing genes are plant-
specific genes that play important roles in lateral organ development. In this study, we …

Induction of the pluripotent cell mass termed callus from detached organs or tissues is an
initial step in typical in vitro plant regeneration, during which auxin-induced ectopic …

Background Auxin is a versatile plant hormone with important roles in many essential
physiological processes. In recent years, significant progress has been made towards …

Highly efficient tissue repair is pivotal for surviving damage-associated stress. Plants
generate callus upon injury to heal wound sites, yet regulatory mechanisms of tissue repair …