A multi-scale pipeline for reproducible analyses of tomato leaf expansion and its plasticity

Cell division and expansion both contribute to final leaf size in different plant species (Gonzalez et al., 2012). Correlations between final leaf size and cell number suggest that the cell cycle is a key process in leaf growth control. In some species, cells can also enter the specialized endoreduplication cycle. This variant of the cell cycle allows iterative DNA replication without cell division.