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Characterization of freezing tolerance and vernalization in Vern-, a spring-type Brassica napus line derived from a winter cross.
Planta - 1 Dec 2002
Hawkins Glen P, Deng Zhanao, Kubik Thomas J, Johnson-Flanagan Anne M
Abstract excerpt
Exposure of winter brassicas to periods of low temperature decreases the transition required from vegetative to reproductive growth. This low-temperature exposure also results in the acquisition of freezing tolerance. To investigate the relationship between vernalization and freezing tolerance, homozygous microspore-derived (DH) lines were developed from reciprocal crosses between two winter cultivars of Brassica...
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