video: Professor Miltos Tsiantis from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne talks about his recent work in CELL showing how genes act to determine leaf shape. view more ...

Subtle changes in genetics can have major effects on how leaves grow into a wide variety of shapes. John Innes Centre Around the globe, plants have evolved to use their leaves for many purposes: broad ...

Our neural parametric model for leaves, NeuraLeaf, represents shapes of various leaf species and natural 3D deformation. Our model represents the leaves' flattened shape and their 3D deformation in ...

In autumn, it is not only the colours that catch the eye, but also the different sizes and shapes of leaves. But what makes leaves of different plants differ so much in their shapes? Scientists at the ...

Poison ivy can often be identified by its ‘mitten-shaped’ leaflets (pictured here) although its leaf shape can vary widely. Can you find the other poison ivy leaves in the picture? Poison ivy can ...

Anyone who looks at their bowl of salad or at their garden can see how different the shapes of leaves can be. Spinach leaves, for example, have smooth edges and are comparatively simple in form, while ...

Scientists have determined how key developmental genes influence growth of cells to produce such differences in leaf form. The researchers were able to make thale cress, which typically produces ...