Gibberellin–cytokinin regulation of compact plant architecture in Atractylodes chinensis
Zhijia Cao, Xiangyan Tu, Tongyan Zhu, Chaoyi Li, Chunying Zhao, Yang Lu · 2026
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Description
Atractylodes chinensis, a plant grown for traditional medicine, varies in shape from farm stock to farm stock. Zhijia Cao and five co-authors compared a naturally compact line with the wild type in 2026 to learn what makes it short and bushy. They measured the plants, read their gene activity, and profiled their hormones.
The compact line had shorter stem segments and more branches. Two gene shifts stood out: one that builds the growth hormone gibberellin ran low, and one that breaks it down ran high. Levels of a second hormone group, the cytokinins, were also higher in the compact plants. The authors say the two hormone systems act together to shape the plant. Their gene list gives breeders targets for steady, uniform crops.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhijia Cao, Xiangyan Tu, Tongyan Zhu, Chaoyi Li, Chunying Zhao, Yang Lu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |