Vernalization sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae): The effects of latitude and FLC variation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1701-1707

  Stinchcombe, John R ^a   Caicedo, Ana L ^b   Hopkins, Robin ^a   Mays, Charlotte ^b   Boyd, Elizabeth W ^a   Purugganan, Michael D ^b   Schmitt, Johanna ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassicaceae; Ecological genomics; FLC; Flowering time; FRI; Latitudinal cline; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

BOTANY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 26444587456     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.10.1701     Document Type: Article

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