METHOD FOR PROMOTION OF BRANCH FORMATION, DWARFING, STERILITY AND PROMOTION OF MULTIPLE FLOWER BUD FORMATION OF PLANT

摘要

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for promoting branch formation, inducing dwarfism, causing sterility, and promoting multiple flower bud formation, of a plant, and an agent for promoting branch formation and/or inducing dwarfism and/or causing sterility and/or promoting multiple flower bud formation, of a plant. Phytoplasmas are pathogenic bacteria that promote branch formation and/or dwarfism and/or sterility and/or the multiple flower bud formation of a plant. Introduction of a PAM765 peptide derived from a phytoplasma into a plant enables the promotion of branch formation and/or dwarfism and/or sterility and/or the promotion of multiple flower bud formation of a plant. It is also possible to provide an agent for promoting branch formation and/or inducing dwarfism and/or causing sterility and/or promoting multiple flower bud formation of a plant, the agent containing the PAM765 peptide or a gene encoding the PAM765 peptide.