Plant Organ Abscission: From Models to Crops

• Main Author: Mark L. Tucker (auth)
• Other Authors: Timothy J. Tranbarger (auth), Shimon Meir (auth), Jeremy A. Roberts (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; signaling; transcription; auxin; Arabidopsis; tomato; Organ abscission; cell wall; fruit abscission; ethylene; abscission zone
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Plant organ abscission is a developmental process regulated by the environment, stress, pathogens and the physiological status of the plant. In particular, seed and fruit abscission play an important role in seed dispersion and plant reproductive success and are common domestication traits with impo...