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FLOWERING LOCUS T Improves Cucumber Adaptation to Higher Latitudes.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2020
Wang Shenhao, Li Hongbo, Li Yangyang, Li Zheng, Qi Jianjian, Lin Tao, Yang Xueyong, Zhang Zhonghua, Huang Sanwen
Abstract excerpt
Flowering time plays a crucial role in the geographical adaptation of most crops during domestication. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a major vegetable crop worldwide. From its tropical origin on the southern Asian continent, cucumber has spread over a wide latitudinal cline, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this latitudinal adaptation and the expansion of domesticated cucumber are largely unclear. Here, we...
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