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Establishment of a vernalization requirement in Brachypodium distachyon requires REPRESSOR OF VERNALIZATION1.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Jun 2017
Woods Daniel P, Ream Thomas S, Bouché Frédéric, Lee Joohyun, Thrower Nicholas, Wilkerson Curtis, Amasino Richard M
Abstract excerpt
A requirement for vernalization, the process by which prolonged cold exposure provides competence to flower, is an important adaptation to temperate climates that ensures flowering does not occur before the onset of winter. In temperate grasses, vernalization results in the up-regulation of VERNALIZATION1 (VRN1) to establish competence to flower; however, little is known about the mechanism underlying repression...
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