Creating a C4-like vein pattern in rice by manipulating SHORT ROOT and auxin levels (IMAGE)

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Creating a C4-like vein pattern in rice by manipulating SHORT ROOT and auxin levels

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Overexpression of SHR enhance mesophyll cell division, resulting in a substantial reduction in leaf vein density. However, exogenous auxin treatments led to an increase in leaf vein density. Notably, a leaf vein distribution pattern resembling that of C4 plants were successfully induced by simultaneously elevating SHR and auxin levels in rice leaves.

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