Fig. 2: CsLFY and CsTFL1 coregulate the indeterminate/determinate growth habit of cucumber.

Cucumber plants with: A indeterminate, and C determinate growth habits. B CsTFL1 promotes indeterminate growth by forming a complex together with CsNOT2a and CsFDP to repress floral meristem development. CsLFY directly interacts with CsWUS in the SAM to maintain stem cell identity and thus maintain an indeterminate growth habit. D The absence of CsTFL1 or CsLFY results in a determinate growth habit of cucumber