The ORGAN SIZE (ORG) locus modulates both vegetative and reproductive gigantism in domesticated tomato.
Mateus Henrique VicenteKyle MacLeodFeng ZhuDiego D RafaelAntonio FigueiraAlisdar R FernieFady R MoharebZoltan KeveiAndrew J ThompsonAgustin ZsögönLázaro Eustáquio Pereira PeresPublished in: Annals of botany (2023)
Our findings suggest that selection for large fruit during domestication also tends to select for increases in leaf size by influencing cell division. Since leaf size is relevant for both source-sink balance and crop adaptation to different environments, the discovery of ORG could allow fine-tuning of these parameters.