A peptide pair coordinates regular ovule initiation patterns with seed number and fruit size
N. Kawamoto, D. Pino del Carpio, A. Hofmann, Y. Mizuta, K. Daisuke, T. Higashiyama, N. Uchida, K. U. Torii, L. Colombo, G. Groth, R. Simon
This study identifies two peptides, EPFL2 and EPFL9, and their receptors that coordinate ovule spacing, seed number, and fruit size in Arabidopsis thaliana through auxin feedback.
bioRxiv · Aug 15, 2019Plant Biology