Cytokinins: determinants of sink storage ability

J A Abelenda; Salomé Prat

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.020

Cytokinins: determinants of sink storage ability

Curr Biol. 2013 Jul 8;23(13):R561-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.020.

Authors

J A Abelenda¹, Salomé Prat

Affiliation

¹ Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Darwin 3, 280489 Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 23845242
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.020

Abstract

A new study demonstrates that storage organ formation can be induced in the axillary meristem of non-tuberizing plants by ectopic expression of the cytokinin biosynthetic gene LONELY GUY (LOG1).

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MeSH terms

Cytokinins / metabolism*
Plant Tubers / growth & development*
Solanum lycopersicum / growth & development*

Substances

Cytokinins