Architecture and plasticity: optimizing plant performance in dynamic environments

Plant Physiol. 2021 Nov 3;187(3):1029-1032. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab402.

Authors

Ronald Pierik¹, Christian Fankhauser², Lucia C Strader³, Neelima Sinha⁴

Affiliations

¹ Plant Ecophysiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands.
² Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27278, USA.
⁴ Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.

Abstract

Plasticity in plant architecture drives plant performance through dedicated molecular networks.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Cell Plasticity*
Environment
Light
Phenotype
Plant Development*
Plants / anatomy & histology*
Plants / radiation effects
Signal Transduction*
Stress, Physiological