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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (12): 3401-3411.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2024-1060

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Research Progress on Leaf Variegation Chimeras of Ornamental Plants

QI Xiaoqing, GAO Chengyue, LI Zhezhe, YANG Xiulian, WANG Lianggui, YUE Yuanzheng*()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding,College of Landscape Architecture,Nanjing Forestry University,Nanjing 210037,China
  • Received:2025-06-16 Revised:2025-10-30 Online:2025-12-25 Published:2025-12-20
  • Contact: YUE Yuanzheng

Abstract:

The unique patchy or stripe-like phenotype of leaf variegation chimeras is of great value in ornamental plant breeding. Therefore,it is essential to study the molecular regulation mechanism of leaf variegation chimeras for the targeted improvement of ornamental plants with variegated leaves. This review summarizes the research progress on the classification,molecular regulatory mechanisms,and breeding methods of leaf variegation chimeras. It focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation and the technical approaches for artificially inducing leaf variegation chimeras. Furthermore,the review also summarizes the unresolved scientific issues in this field. It is further indicated that critical gaps exist in our understanding of several core areas,namely plastid development,interlayer signaling,and survival mechanisms. A more profound elucidation of these processes is imperative to inform strategies for their stable induction and practical application.

Key words: foliage plants, leaf variegation chimeras, molecular formation mechanism, breeding methods