Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Petunia hybrida, well known as bedding plant belongs to solanaceae family of plants and widely utilized as research model plant in scientific community. The plant MIKC type MADS box genes, activate or repress the expression of their target genes based on the nature of their cofactors which majorly affect all developmental process of plant life cycle. Here, we reported the molecular characterization, phylogenetic association and expression profile of PhFBP26 MIKC TF gene during floral transition and flower developmental stages from P. hybrida. In phylogenetic study, we found the association of PhFBP26 with AtAGL8 and FUL2 gene in Arabidopsis and tomato respectively. Further, the expression pattern of PhFBP26 was recorded in all 4 floral developmental stages along with petal, sepal and leaf tissue of petunia which, may suggest its conserved involvement during floral transitions pathways in plants.