TY - JOUR
T1 - Developmental specialisations in the legume family
AU - Hofer, Julie MI
AU - Ellis, TH Noel
N1 - Hofer, J. M. I., Ellis, T. H. N. (2014). Developmental specialisations in the legume family. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 17, 153-158
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - The legume family is astonishingly diverse; inventiveness in the form of novel organs, modified organs and additional meristems, is rife. Evolutionary changes can be inferred from the phylogenetic pattern of this diversity, but a full understanding of the origin of these 'hopeful monsters' of meristematic potential requires clear phylogenetic reconstructions and extensive, species-rich, sequence data. The task is large, but rapid progress is being made in both these areas. Here we review specialisations that have been characterised in a subset of intensively studied papilionoid legume taxa at the vanguard of developmental genetic studies.
AB - The legume family is astonishingly diverse; inventiveness in the form of novel organs, modified organs and additional meristems, is rife. Evolutionary changes can be inferred from the phylogenetic pattern of this diversity, but a full understanding of the origin of these 'hopeful monsters' of meristematic potential requires clear phylogenetic reconstructions and extensive, species-rich, sequence data. The task is large, but rapid progress is being made in both these areas. Here we review specialisations that have been characterised in a subset of intensively studied papilionoid legume taxa at the vanguard of developmental genetic studies.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/13368
U2 - 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.11.014
DO - 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.11.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 24507507
SN - 1369-5266
VL - 17
SP - 153
EP - 158
JO - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
JF - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
ER -