“…So far, 16 AtSPLs in Arabidopsis thaliana 9 , 56 TaSPLs in wheat 11 , 19 OsSPLs in rice 12 , 17 HvSPLs in barley 13 and 18 BdSBPs in Brachypodium distachyon 14 have been reported. SPL genes regulate various developmental processes, including panicle architecture 15 , vegetative to reproductive phase change 16 , embryogenesis 17 , fertility 18 , hormonal signalling 19 , flowering 20 , copper homeostasis 21 and germination and starch debranching 22 .…”