Micro-RNA-Regulated () Gene Expression and Cytokinin Accumulation Distinguish Early-Developing Male and Female Inflorescences in Oil Palm ().

Sexual differentiation of inflorescences and flowers is important for reproduction and affects crop plant productivity. We report here on a molecular study of the process of sexual differentiation in the immature inflorescence of oil palm (). This species is monoecious and exhibits gender diphasy, producing male and female inflorescences separately on the same plant in alternation.