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Plants stay neatly patterned as they grow, and PLETHORA proteins may explain why
- February 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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How do plants achieve their remarkably regular arrangement of leaves and flowers? And why does this pattern remain so stable, even as plants grow and respond to their environment? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research and the Dutch fruit and vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan have identified the biological mechanisms that underpin this precision. Central to the process are so-called PLETHORA proteins, which act as key regulators of plant growth.
Originally published at Phys.org