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A leaf is a flattened plant part that grows from stems and varies widely in shape and structure across different plant species. Leaves matter because they are where plants capture sunlight and conduct photosynthesis, the process that produces the food and oxygen that sustains most life on Earth.
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Research
235,977 papers- Leaf development and evolution.Current topics in developmental biology · 2019
- Leaf direction: Lamina joint development and environmental responses.Plant, cell & environment · 2021
- Leaf senescence.Annual review of plant biology · 2007
- Leaf form diversity and evolution: a never-ending story in plant biology.Journal of plant research · 2024
- Leaf angle regulation toward a maize smart canopy.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025
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