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Development of a transgenic early flowering pear (Pyrus communis L.) genotype by RNAi silencing of PcTFL1-1 and PcTFL1-2.
Planta - 1 Jun 2012
Freiman Aviad, Shlizerman Lyudmila, Golobovitch Sara, Yablovitz Zeev, Korchinsky Raia, Cohen Yuval, Samach Alon, Chevreau Elisabeth, Le Roux Pierre-Marie, Patocchi Andrea, Flaishman Moshe A
Abstract excerpt
Trees require a long maturation period, known as juvenile phase, before they can reproduce, complicating their genetic improvement as compared to annual plants. 'Spadona', one of the most important European pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivars grown in Israel, has a very long juvenile period, up to 14 years, making breeding programs extremely slow. Progress in understanding the molecular basis of the transition to...
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