Overexpression of the CmACS-3 gene in melon causes abnormal pollen development
“Overexpression of the CmACS-3 gene in melon causes abnormal pollen development”, vol. 14, pp. 10433-10443, 2015.
, Sexual diversity expressed by the Curcurbitaceae family is a primary example of developmental plasticity in plants. Most melon genotypes are andromonoecious, where an initial phase of male flowers is followed by a mixture of bisexual and male flowers. Over-expression of the CmACS-3 gene in melon plants showed an increased number of flower buds, and increased femaleness as demonstrated by a larger number bisexual buds.