Detlef Weigel

TL;DR: The considerable body of knowledge and resources available for A. thaliana and improvements in tools and technology applied to its close relatives are opening doors for combining experimental and comparative analyses to elucidate fundamental mechanisms of evolution.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that DA1 and BB restrict leaf size and promote senescence through converging and different mechanisms, indicating a highly conserved role of this protein in controlling organ size in Arabidopsis.

TL;DR: The approach provides an alternative method for high-resolution genetic mapping in species that lack finished genome reference sequences or for which only RNA-seq assemblies are available, and introduces a new likelihood ratio test statistic, transforming local allele frequency estimations into a confidence interval similar to conventional mapping intervals.

TL;DR: The genetic basis of flowering-time variation in C. rubella is complex, despite this very young species having undergone an extreme genetic bottleneck when it split from C. grandiflora a few tens of thousands of years ago.

TL;DR: A protocol for analysis of miRNA processing using agroinfiltration of N. benthamiana leaves is described, which has been used successfully in many different applications, including the analysis of small RNAs.