1College of Horticulture and Landscape， Southwest University， Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions， Ministry of Education， Key Laboratory of Olericulture， Chongqing 400715， China；2Institute of Vegetables and Flowers，Chongqing City Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Chongqing 400055，China
Abstract：Anther dehiscence is an important characteristic at the late st age of anther development．In crop production，abnormal anther dehiscence can directly affect pollination and fertilization，thus influence the crop yield．Combining the plant anther development progress，this paper summarizes the mechanism of anther dehiscence from each anther organizational structure，cell differentiation，plant hormones and transcription factors，and puts forward directions for future study.
