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A key gene for vernalization-independent bolting under extra-long days in biennial sugar beet.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 27 Mar 2026
Kuroda Yosuke, Kitazaki Kazuyoshi, Matsuhira Hiroaki, Kubo Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: A BvFT2 cis-haplotype is strongly associated with vernalization-independent bolting under extra-long days, providing a novel genetic resource for speed breeding and yield improvement in sugar beet. Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) is a biennial crop that requires prolonged cold (vernalization) to induce bolting; this limits breeding speed. Recently, bolting by longer than natural daylength (BLOND) lines...
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