Title 13:A model for the stamens abortion at pre-meiosis in female flowers of Litsea cubeba

Sex differentiation and formation have been an intriguing topic in the plant kingdom, yet, the mechanism of degenerative organs development in male and female flowers is poorly understood. Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers., a popular essential oil crop, is a dioecious species with degenerative sexual organs in both male and female individuals.