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Mutation in TERMINAL FLOWER1 reverses the photoperiodic requirement for flowering in the wild strawberry Fragaria vesca.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2012
Koskela Elli A, Mouhu Katriina, Albani Maria C, Kurokura Takeshi, Rantanen Marja, Sargent Daniel J, Battey Nicholas H, Coupland George, Elomaa Paula, Hytönen Timo
Abstract excerpt
Photoperiodic flowering has been extensively studied in the annual short-day and long-day plants rice (Oryza sativa) and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), whereas less is known about the control of flowering in perennials. In the perennial wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae), short-day and perpetual flowering long-day accessions occur. Genetic analyses showed that differences in their flowering responses...
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