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leaf formation

The process that gives rise to a leaf. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. [GOC:tair_curators]
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leaf morphogenesis

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Modifications to a LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY1 gene are responsible for the major leaf shapes of Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Significance Leaves are the primary source of photoassimilate in crop plants. A precise understanding of the genetic architecture… 
2010
2010
Auxin polar transport is essential for the development of zygote and embryo in Nicotiana tabacum L. and correlated with ABP1 and PM H+-ATPase activities
Auxin is an important plant growth regulator, and plays a key role in apical–basal axis formation and embryo differentiation, but… 
2008
2008
Multiple MONOPTEROS-Dependent Pathways Are Involved in Leaf Initiation1[C][W][OA]
Initiation of leaves at the flanks of the shoot apical meristem occurs at sites of auxin accumulation and pronounced expression… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Auxin Synthesized by the YUCCA Flavin Monooxygenases Is Essential for Embryogenesis and Leaf Formation in Arabidopsis[W]
Auxin plays a key role in embryogenesis and seedling development, but the auxin sources for the two processes are not defined… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Regulation of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS genes via an upstream-conserved noncoding sequence coordinates leaf development
The indeterminate shoot apical meristem of plants is characterized by the expression of the Class 1 KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX1… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A DIGE analysis of developing poplar leaves subjected to ozone reveals major changes in carbon metabolism
Tropospheric ozone pollution is described as having major negative effects on plants, compromising plant survival. Carbon… 
2006
2006
Cellular basis of developmental plasticity observed in heterophyllous leaf formation of Ludwigia arcuata (Onagraceae)
When heterophyllous plants of Ludwigia arcuata Walt. (Onagraceae) were transferred from aerial condition to submergence, young… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Maize rough sheath2 and Its Arabidopsis Orthologue ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 Interact with HIRA, a Predicted Histone Chaperone, to Maintain knox Gene Silencing and Determinacy during Organogenesisw⃞
Plant shoots are characterized by indeterminate growth resulting from the action of a population of stem cells in the shoot… 
2001
2001
Electrical signal from root to shoot in Sorghum bicolor: induction of leaf opening and evidence for fast extracellular propagation.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Growth and population dynamics of Posidonia oceanica on the Spanish Mediterranean coast:elucidating seagrass decline
The growth and population dynamics of Posidonia oceanica were examined in 29 meadows along 1000 km of the Spanish Mediterranean… 
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