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EcoTILLING in Beta vulgaris reveals polymorphisms in the FLC-like gene BvFL1 that are associated with annuality and winter hardiness.
BMC plant biology - 25 Mar 2013
Frerichmann Sebastian L M, Kirchhoff Martin, Müller Andreas E, Scheidig Axel J, Jung Christian, Kopisch-Obuch Friedrich J
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BACKGROUND: Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) is an important crop for sugar and biomass production in temperate climate regions. Currently sugar beets are sown in spring and harvested in autumn. Autumn-sown sugar beets that are grown for a full year have been regarded as a cropping system to increase the productivity of sugar beet cultivation. However, for the development of these "winter beets"...
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