Fig. 4: Schematic diagram illustrating the effect of the enhanced expression of the VcRR2 on flower bud formation and flowering of the Mu-legacy plants.

a The differential expressed transcripts (DETs) of hormone genes (compared with ‘Legacy’) and the changed contents of GAs in leaves could be responsible for the promoted flower bud formation. b In total, 29 DETs of 17 hormone genes played a major role in stimulating the flower bud break and unusual flowering of the Mu-legacy plants under nonchilling conditions. c Normal flowering of the Mu-legacy plants after full chilling was driven by the DETs of both hormone and flowering pathway genes