Auxin signaling is a common factor underlying natural variation in tomato shade avoidance
Susan M Bush, Leonela Carriedo, Fulop Daniel, Yasunori Ichihashi, Mike F Covington, Ravi Kumar, Aashish Ranjan, Daniel H Chitwood, Lauren Headland, Daniele L Filiault, Jose M Jimenez-Gomez, Neelima R Sinha, Julin N Maloof
The paper identifies auxin signaling and cell wall expansion genes as key factors in natural variation of shade avoidance in tomato, linking them to growth plasticity and QTL effects on stem elongation and developmental rate.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2015 · PreprintPlant Biology