Sometimes the best strategy for a young plant is not the same as the best strategy for an old plant. Some heteroblastic plants can switch how they grow but what triggers this?
Tag - heteroblasty
Alun Salt
Leaf heteroblasty in Passiflora edulis as revealed by metabolic profiling and expression analyses of microRNAs
Juvenile-to-adult phase transition is marked by changes in leaf morphology, mostly due to the temporal development of the shoot apical meristem, a phenomenon known as heteroblasty. Sugars and microRNA-controlled modules...
Alex Assiry
Evidence that divergent selection shapes a developmental cline in a forest tree species complex
Evolutionary change in developmental trajectories (heterochrony) is a major mechanism of adaptation in plants and animals. However, there are few detailed studies of the variation in the timing of developmental events...
botanyone
Modelling plant morphology: heteroblasty in epiphytic bromeliads
Self-shading may explain heteroblasty, a sudden change in form found in many angiosperms.
An evo-devo perspective on diversity and disparity
Diversity (number of included species) and disparity (extent of morphospace occupied) are indicators of a clade’s success. Many large genera show high diversity with low disparity; others like Euphorbia are highly...
ERECTA gene and leaf cellular development
<i>ERECTA</i> gene and leaf cellular development The ERECTA gene plays a role in the balance between epidermal cell expansion and division in leaves. Tisné et al. perform spatial and temporal analyses of...
