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Genetic variation in four maturity genes affects photoperiod insensitivity and PHYA-regulated post-flowering responses of soybean.
BMC plant biology - 25 Jun 2013
Xu Meilan, Xu Zeheng, Liu Baohui, Kong Fanjiang, Tsubokura Yasutaka, Watanabe Satoshi, Xia Zhengjun, Harada Kyuya, Kanazawa Akira, Yamada Testuya, Abe Jun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Absence of or low sensitivity to photoperiod is necessary for short-day crops, such as rice and soybean, to adapt to high latitudes. Photoperiod insensitivity in soybeans is controlled by two genetic systems and involves three important maturity genes: E1, a repressor for two soybean orthologs of Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T (GmFT2a and GmFT5a), and E3 and E4, which are phytochrome A genes. To...
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