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The Vaccinium corymbosum FLOWERING LOCUS T-like gene (VcFT): a flowering activator reverses photoperiodic and chilling requirements in blueberry.
Plant cell reports - 1 Nov 2013
Song Guo-qing, Walworth Aaron, Zhao Dongyan, Jiang Ning, Hancock James F
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: The blueberry FLOWERING LOCUS T ( FT )-like gene ( VcFT ) cloned from the cDNA of a tetraploid, northern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is able to reverse the photoperiodic and chilling requirements and drive early and continuous flowering. ABSTRACT: Blueberry is a woody perennial bush with a longer juvenile period than annual crops, requiring vernalization to flower normally. Few...
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