The making of cauliflowers: the story of unsuccessful flowers
E. Azpeitia, G. Tichtinsky, M. Le Masson, A. Serrano-Mislata, V. Gregis, C. Gimenez, N. Prunet, J. Lucas, E. Farcot, M. Kater, D. Bradley, F. Madueno, C. Godin, F. Parcy
The paper investigates how cauliflowers and Romanesco develop through hysteresis in floral networks and mutations affecting meristem growth.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2021Plant Biology