AfLFY, a LEAFY homolog in Argyranthemum frutescens, controls flowering time and leaf development.

ABSTRACT: Flowering is important for plant propagation and survival, and it is also closely related to human life. Identifying the molecular mechanisms underlying flower development is essential for plant improvement and breeding. Flower development is a complex physiological process that is regulated by multiple genes. LFY genes play important roles in the floral meristem transition and act as crucial integrators in regulating the floral gene network. Argyranthemum frutescens is an ornamental species cultivated for floral displays, yet little is known about molecular mechanisms driving its flower development. In this study, the LEAFY gene homologue, AfLFY, was identified and cloned from A. frutescens, and its role and expression patterns were characterized. Two distinct copies of AfLFY were found i

SUBMITTER: Hu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994665 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature