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A single amino acid residue substitution in BraA04g017190.3C, a histone methyltransferase, results in premature bolting in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. Pekinensis).
BMC plant biology - 13 Aug 2021
Tan Chong, Ren Jie, Wang Lin, Ye Xueling, Fu Wei, Zhang Jiamei, Qi Meng, Feng Hui, Liu Zhiyong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Flowering is an important inflection point in the transformation from vegetative to reproductive growth, and premature bolting severely decreases crop yield and quality. RESULTS: In this study, a stable early-bolting mutant, ebm3, was identified in an ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-mutagenized population of a Chinese cabbage doubled haploid (DH) line 'FT'. Compared with 'FT', ebm3 showed early bolting...
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