Disclosed are nucleotide sequences coding polypeptides which are responsible for controlling side-shoot formation and/or petal formation and/or abscission area formation, in addition to polypeptide and amino acid sequences coded by nucleotide sequences. Disclosed are also plants with controlled side-shoot formation and/or petal formation and/or controlled formation of abscission areas, wherein the expressible DNA sequence, fragment or derivative thereof responsible for side-shoot formation and/or petal formation and/or abscission area formation is integrated in a stable manner into the genome of the plant cell or the plant tissue. Further disclosed are methods for the production of plants with controlled side-shoot formation and/or petal formation and/or controlled formation of abscission areas, wherein the expressible DNA sequence or fragment or derivative thereof responsible for side-shoot formation and/or petal formation and/or controlled formation of abscission areas is integrated in a stable manner into the genome of plant cells or plant tissue and the plant cells or plant tissue thus obtained is regenerated to form plants. The invention also relates to plants and the seeds of plants which can be obtained according to the inventive method.
