In accordance with reduced leafblade width, leaves of nal1 contain a decreased number of longitudinal veins.
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This increased xylem cell number, together with the ectopic leafblade formation, indicates that LEP functions as a cell division-promoting factor.
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Background: As the indispensable part of plant, leafblade mainly functions as the production workshops where organic substance is produced by photosynthesis.
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We applied T-DNA tagging and isolated a rolled- leaf gene from rice which, when over-expressed, could induce upward curling of the leafblade.
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Upward curling of the leafblade (called rolled leaf) can result in enhanced erect-leaf habit, increase erect duration and promote an overall erect leaf canopy.
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Transgenic plants overexpressing the rot3-2 gene had enlarged leafblades but leaf petioles of normal length.
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RT-PCR analysis revealed high expressions of ACLs in leaf sheaths and leafblades, suggesting a role for these genes in leaf development.
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One of them was a fleur-de-lis, wearing a skirt of green leafblades and a bodice representing the purple petals of the blossom.
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Analysis of the spatial and temporal expression of Ygl8 indicated that it was highly expressed in leafblades and weakly expressed in other tissues.