Gene-silencing study demonstrates reduced growth, yield, and altered thermomorphogenesis in tomato plants, indicating a conserved developmental role for PIF4 in fleshy fruits.
-silenced fruits revealed a redundant role of SlPIF4 in the accumulation of nutraceutical compounds. Furthermore, silencing triggered a significant reduction in plant size, flowering, fruit yield, and fruit size. This phenotype was most likely caused by reduced auxin levels and altered carbon partitioning. Impaired thermomorphogenesis and delayed leaf senescence were also observed in silenced plants, highlighting the functional conservation of PIF4 homologs in angiosperms. Overall, this work improves our understanding of the role of PIF proteins-and light signaling-in metabolic and developmental processes that affect yield and composition of fleshy fruits.
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