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Castanea henryi is a monoecious plant with a low female-to-male ratio, which limits its yield. The phytohormone cytokinin (CK) plays a crucial role in flower development, especially gynoecium development. Here, the feminizing effect of CK on the development of C. henryi was confirmed by the exogenous spraying of N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N'-phenylurea (CPPU). Spraying CPPU at 125 mg·L -1 thrice changed the male catkin into a pure female catkin, whereas at 5 mg·L -1 and 25 mg·L -1 , only a part of the male catkin was transformed into a female catkin. A comparative transcriptome analysis of male catkins subjected to CPPU was performed to study the mechanism of the role of CKs in sex differentiation. Using Pearson's correlation analysis between hormone content and hormone synthesis gene expression, four key genes, LOG1 , LOG3 , LOG7 and KO , were identified in the CK and GA synthesis pathways. Moreover, a hub gene in the crosstalk between JA and the other hormone signaling pathways, MYC2 , was identified, and 15 flowering-related genes were significantly differentially expressed after CPPU treatment. These results suggest that CK interacts with other phytohormones to determine the sex of C. henryi , and CK may directly target floral organ recognition genes to control flower sex.

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Regulatory Networks of Cytokinin in Promoting Floral Feminization in Castanea henryi