Researcher interests: Plant developmental genetics. Compound leaf development; control of leaf growth and maturation; control of the morphogenetic activity of leaf margins. Shoot apical meristem (SAM) function; the role of KNOXI, TCP and CUC transcription factors in SAM function and leaf development. The role of auxin and cytokinin in SAM function and leaf development. Interaction between hormones and transcription factors.
FACULTY / SCHOOL: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Plant Sciences and Genetics
Selected Publications
multiple auxin response regulators enable stability and variability in leaf development (2019)|
Current Biology|
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dissecting the biological functions of arf and aux iaa genes (2019)|
The Plant Cell|
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the interaction between della and arf iaa mediates crosstalk between gibberellin and auxin signaling to control fruit initiation in tomato (2018)|
The Plant Cell|
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the knoxi transcription factor shoot meristemless regulates floral fate in arabidopsis (2018)|
The Plant Cell|
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auxin response dynamics during wild type and entire flower development in tomato (2017)|
Plant and Cell Physiology|
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etiolated stem branching is a result of systemic signaling associated with sucrose level (2017)|
Plant Physiology|
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hormones in tomato leaf development (2016)|
Developmental Biology|
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clausa is a myb transcription factor that promotes leaf differentiation by attenuating cytokinin signaling (2016)|
The Plant Cell|
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auxin mediated lamina growth in tomato leaves is restricted by two parallel mechanisms (2016)|
Plant Journal|
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clausa restricts tomato leaf morphogenesis and goblet expression (2015)|
Plant Journal|
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Cytokinin Regulates Compound Leaf Development in Tomato (2010)|
ASPB|
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Mechanisms of Cross Talk between Gibberellin and Other Hormones (2007)|
ASPB|
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