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- Title
The Role of Cytokinins during the Development of Strawberry Flowers and Receptacles.
- Authors
Pérez-Rojas, Moises; Díaz-Ramírez, David; Ortíz-Ramírez, Clara Inés; Galaz-Ávalos, Rosa M.; Loyola-Vargas, Víctor M.; Ferrándiz, Cristina; Abraham-Juárez, Ma. del Rosario; Marsch-Martínez, Nayelli
- Abstract
Cytokinins play a relevant role in flower and fruit development and plant yield. Strawberry fruits have a high commercial value, although what is known as the "fruit" is not a "true" botanical fruit because it develops from a non-reproductive organ (receptacle) on which the true botanical fruits (achenes) are found. Given cytokinins' roles in botanical fruits, it is important to understand their participation in the development of a non-botanical or accessory "fruit". Therefore, in this work, the role of cytokinin in strawberry flowers and fruits was investigated by identifying and exploring the expression of homologous genes for different families that participate in the pathway, through publicly available genomic and expression data analyses. Next, trans-zeatin content in developing flowers and receptacles was determined. A high concentration was observed in flower buds and at anthesis and decreased as the fruit approached maturity. Moreover, the spatio-temporal expression pattern of selected CKX genes was evaluated and detected in receptacles at pre-anthesis stages. The results point to an important role and effect of cytokinins in flower and receptacle development, which is valuable both from a biological point of view and to improve yield and the quality of this fruit.
- Subjects
FLOWER development; CYTOKININS; PLANT development; PLANT yields; CONTAINERS; STRAWBERRIES; CUT flowers; FRUIT development
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2023, Vol 12, Issue 21, p3672
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants12213672