Researchers Decipher Mysterious Growth Habit of Weeping Peach Trees
A groundbreaking study identifies a protein, WEEP, whose absence in weeping trees like the Weeping Peach Tree causes shoots to grow downwards due to altered auxin distribution. The discovery could revolutionize orchard management by enabling closer planting of fruit trees, potentially enhancing productivity and optimizing space.A basic premise of how plants grow is that shoots grow up and roots grow down. A new study, published in Plant Physiology, a leading international society journal published by the American Society…