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FT overexpression induces precocious flowering and normal reproductive development in Eucalyptus.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Feb 2016
Klocko Amy L, Ma Cathleen, Robertson Sarah, Esfandiari Elahe, Nilsson Ove, Strauss Steven H
Abstract excerpt
Eucalyptus trees are among the most important species for industrial forestry worldwide. However, as with most forest trees, flowering does not begin for one to several years after planting which can limit the rate of conventional and molecular breeding. To speed flowering, we transformed a Eucalyptus grandis × urophylla hybrid (SP7) with a variety of constructs that enable overexpression of FLOWERING LOCUS T...
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