Transcriptome analysis of a spontaneous male-sterile mutant in Betula platyphylla and functional characterization of the key gene BpSPL2 in regulating inflorescence development

Genome‐Wide Identification of YABBY Genes in Medicago truncatula Reveals a Role for MtYAB3 in Petal Lateral Expansion

The results identify MtYAB3 as an important regulator of petal lateral growth in M. truncatula truncatula and provide a useful framework for understanding petal morphogenesis in legumes.

Characterization of GSI and UI in Solanum chilense and Its Hybrids With S. lycopersicum: Uncovering Genotype-Specific Mechanisms and Candidate Genes.

It is demonstrated that reproductive isolation in Solanum chilense relies on a complex, genotype-specific regulatory network rather than universal factors, which refines the understanding of plant reproductive evolution and identifies specific molecular targets to overcome hybridization bottlenecks for crop improvement...

A naturally occurring frameshift mutation in the UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS gene associated with the marimo floral phenotype in gerbera

Background The capitulum of Asteraceae is a highly specialized inflorescence whose formation requires the coordinated regulation of multiple developmental processes, including floral organ identity and floral meristem determinacy. The LEAFY (LFY)–UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS (UFO) regulatory module is known to play an importa...

Physiological and Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal Divergent Responses of Vegetative Growth and Inflorescence Development to Temperature in Chrysanthemum × morifolium

Temperature strongly affects chrysanthemum flowering, but its stage-specific effects on vegetative and reproductive development remain unclear. Here, the obligate short-day chrysanthemum cultivar Chrysanthemum × morifolium ‘Zijiao’ was grown under three different day/night temperature regimes. We anatomically identifie...

Rate of meristem initiation driven by the MADS–WUS axis contributes to floral survival and inflorescence evolution in grasses

Crop domestication has repeatedly shaped inflorescence architecture to improve floral production, but mechanisms coordinating the rate of floral initiation, maturation and survival remain unclear. Combining morphometry, modelling and molecular genetic analyses, we show that floral production in the indeterminate barley...

Single cell transcriptome reveals the molecular pathways of MADS-box genes in maize ovule development.