The quest to find TLC: Tendril-less cucumbers, that is.

This article discusses the search for tendril-less cucumbers, which would eliminate the need for labor-intensive removal of tendrils and branches in commercial cucumber production. Researchers have identified a gene called CsTL that is responsible for tendril initiation in cucumbers. They also found that CsTL physically interacts with another gene called CsTEN, which promotes tendril development. This study reveals that cucumber has distinct pathways for regulating branching and tendril formation, and targeting CsTL and CsREV genes could potentially improve cucumber architecture and increase yields. [Extracted from the article]