supported by grants from the Ministry of Agriculture of China (2016ZX08009003);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670279, 31770398);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2013CBA01400)。
Lateral branching is an important determinant of shoot architecture and crop yield. The plant hormone strigolactone (SL) inhibits lateral bud outgrowth in various plant species. Deficiencies in SL biosynthesis and sig...