Meanings of leaf blade in English

In accordance with reduced leaf blade width, leaves of nal1 contain a decreased number of longitudinal veins.

This increased xylem cell number, together with the ectopic leaf blade formation, indicates that LEP functions as a cell division-promoting factor.

Background: As the indispensable part of plant, leaf blade mainly functions as the production workshops where organic substance is produced by photosynthesis.

We applied T-DNA tagging and isolated a rolled- leaf gene from rice which, when over-expressed, could induce upward curling of the leaf blade.

Upward curling of the leaf blade (called rolled leaf) can result in enhanced erect-leaf habit, increase erect duration and promote an overall erect leaf canopy.

Transgenic plants overexpressing the rot3-2 gene had enlarged leaf blades but leaf petioles of normal length.

RT-PCR analysis revealed high expressions of ACLs in leaf sheaths and leaf blades, suggesting a role for these genes in leaf development.

One of them was a fleur-de-lis, wearing a skirt of green leaf blades and a bodice representing the purple petals of the blossom.

Analysis of the spatial and temporal expression of Ygl8 indicated that it was highly expressed in leaf blades and weakly expressed in other tissues.