Researchers uncover new mechanism controlling plant root development

An international team of researchers, including Kun Yue, Tom Beeckman and Ive De Smet (VIB/UGent), discovered a new cell division regulator that shapes plant root systems, PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A-3 (PP2A-3). Their findings, published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to new techniques to improve root architecture in favor of higher crop yields.