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GmFT2a polymorphism and maturity diversity in soybeans.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jiang Bingjun, Yue Yanlei, Gao Youfei, Ma Liming, Sun Shi, Wu Cunxiang, Hou Wensheng, Lam Hon-Ming, Han Tianfu
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BACKGROUND: Soybean is a short-day crop of agricultural, ecological, and economic importance. The sensitive photoperiod responses significantly limit its breeding and adaptation. GmFT2a, a putative florigen gene with different transcription profiles in two cultivars (late-maturing Zigongdongdou and early-maturing Heihe 27) with different maturity profiles, is key to flowering and maturation. However, up to now,...
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