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Identification and characterization of flowering genes in kiwifruit: sequence conservation and role in kiwifruit flower development.
BMC plant biology - 27 Apr 2011
Varkonyi-Gasic Erika, Moss Sarah M, Voogd Charlotte, Wu Rongmei, Lough Robyn H, Wang Yen-Yi, Hellens Roger P
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BACKGROUND: Flower development in kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is initiated in the first growing season, when undifferentiated primordia are established in latent shoot buds. These primordia can differentiate into flowers in the second growing season, after the winter dormancy period and upon accumulation of adequate winter chilling. Kiwifruit is an important horticultural crop, yet little is known about the...
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