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O-26<br />

Regulation of bud fruitfulness by floral meristem identity genes: unique version of the<br />

Arabidopsis model?<br />

O. Crane, A. Perl, E. Or*<br />

Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research<br />

Organization, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel<br />

*Corresponding author: vhettior@agri.gov.il<br />

Grapevine bud fruitfulness is determined by the differentiation of uncommitted meristems into<br />

either tendril or inflorescence. To study this issue, we first profiled expression in fruitful <strong>and</strong><br />

non-fruitful buds along the same canes of a cane-pruned variety. We then carried out postgenomic<br />

analysis of master regulators of floral meristem identity (FMI) genes during<br />

development of these fruitful <strong>and</strong> non-fruitful buds. The interpretation of the results led us to<br />

analyze the effect of cytokinins on expression of these genes in tendrils, <strong>and</strong> compare their<br />

profiles in developing tendrils <strong>and</strong> during inflorescence development in bursting buds. Based on<br />

the integration of our findings, a new model will be proposed that suggests a high degree of<br />

conservation <strong>with</strong> the Arabidopsis model for regulation of floral meristem differentiation.<br />

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