biostudies-literatureGaete-Loyola JAgencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo899https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11945767biostudies-literatureUnknown14(6)The flowering and fruiting of sweet cherry (<i>Prunus avium</i> L.) depend on precise synchronization with seasonal events. During harsh autumn and winter conditions, floral buds enter dormancy to protect and prepare for the productive season. Dormancy release occurs after exposure to genotype-specific chilling temperatures, an event in which epigenetic reprogramming triggers further metabolic and gene expression activation. Similarly, several <i>Arabidopsis</i> ecotypes require chilling (vernalization) to transition from vegetative to floral states. At vernalization's end, the decrease in the repressor complex formed by <i>SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE</i> (<i>SVP</i>) and <i>FLOWERING LOCUS C</i> (<i>FLC</i>) allows <i>FLOWERING LOCUS T</i> (<i>FT</i>) to induce flowering. However, this alone dPlants (Basel, Switzerland)Artificial Sweet Cherry miRNA 396 Promotes Early Flowering in Vernalization-Dependent Arabidopsis Edi-0 Ecotype.PMC11945767Fondecyt 1201010Fondecyt 1230163ACT210007FOVI 230159Olivares FMora RValdovinos GPrieto HBarrera MSaavedra GMZuniga TRios IAlmeida AMGaete-Loyola JfalseArtificial Sweet Cherry miRNA 396 Promotes Early Flowering in Vernalization-Dependent Arabidopsis Edi-0 Ecotype.The flowering and fruiting of sweet cherry (<i>Prunus avium</i> L.) depend on precise synchronization with seasonal events. During harsh autumn and winter conditions, floral buds enter dormancy to protect and prepare for the productive season. Dormancy release occurs after exposure to genotype-specific chilling temperatures, an event in which epigenetic reprogramming triggers further metabolic and gene expression activation. Similarly, several <i>Arabidopsis</i> ecotypes require chilling (vernalization) to transition from vegetative to floral states. At vernalization's end, the decrease in the repressor complex formed by <i>SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE</i> (<i>SVP</i>) and <i>FLOWERING LOCUS C</i> (<i>FLC</i>) allows <i>FLOWERING LOCUS T</i> (<i>FT</i>) to induce flowering. However, this alone d2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Mar2026-05-27T03:11:26.324Z2025-07-11T03:04:16.633ZS-EPMC119457674026585810.3390/plants14060899