Fruit abscission is pivotal for the vegetative and reproductive growth of fruit crop species and has been a focus of plant biology research from historical to modern times.

More information: Xiaohong Wen et al, MYB74 transcription factor guides de novo specification of epidermal cells in the abscission zone of Arabidopsis, Nature Plants (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41477 ...

Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) - a little-known relative of ...

"Abscission is the process by which plants shed their organs -- petals, flowers, leaves, and fruit," said O. Rahul Patharkar, a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Biological Sciences and lead ...

Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) -- a little-known relative of ...