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The MdTFL1 gene of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) reduces vegetative growth and generation time.
Tree physiology - 1 Oct 2012
Flachowsky Henryk, Szankowski Iris, Waidmann Sascha, Peil Andreas, Tränkner Conny, Hanke Magda-Viola
Abstract excerpt
TFL1 is known as a floral repressor in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. In apple there are two TFL1 homologs, MdTFL1-1 and MdTFL1-2. The MdTFL1-1 gene was silenced in transgenic clones expressing a hairpin gene construct of a 323 bp fragment of MdTFL1-1. The hairpin gene construct was transferred to three different apple genotypes. Of 22 transgenic clones, 21 showed a significant reduction in MdTFL1-1 mRNA...
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