This article is the next part of a series of studies documenting the influence of flower traits on the reproductive success (RS) of orchids. Knowledge of factors influencing RS helps to understand the mechanisms and processes crucial for shaping plant–p
(gynostemium and ovary) among them, identified the candidate genes of sex differentiation, and validated their expression by qRT-PCR. TheC. tortisepalumunisexual mutants with degenerated phenotypes were compared to the bisexual plants with respect to both the flower organs and plant morphologies. ...