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A Predictive Model for Time-to-Flowering in the Common Bean Based on QTL and Environmental Variables.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 4 Dec 2017
Bhakta Mehul S, Gezan Salvador A, Clavijo Michelangeli Jose A, Carvalho Melissa, Zhang Li, Jones James W, Boote Kenneth J, Correll Melanie J, Beaver James, Osorno Juan M, Colbert Raphael, Rao Idupulapati, Beebe Stephen, Gonzalez Abiezer, Ricaurte Jaumer, Vallejos C Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
The common bean is a tropical facultative short-day legume that is now grown in tropical and temperate zones. This observation underscores how domestication and modern breeding can change the adaptive phenology of a species. A key adaptive trait is the optimal timing of the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage. This trait is responsive to genetically controlled signal transduction pathways and...
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