When neighbouring competitors shade the tip of a leaf, differential growth at the other end of the organ elevates its position to avoid shade. A new study elucidates how waves of growth hormones communicate these distant leaf sectors.
Casal, J. J. (2023). Plant growth : sentinel leaf tip communicates the shade threat to its base. Current Biology,33, (1),R25-R27
10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.057
Casal, Jorge José. 2023. "Plant growth : sentinel leaf tip communicates the shade threat to its base". Current Biology 33, no.1:R25-R27.
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