Climatic adaptation in Picea abies progenies is affected by the temperature during zygotic embryogenesis and seed maturation

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1090-1102

  Johnsen, Øystein ^a   Fossdal, Carl Gunnar ^a   Nagy, Nina ^c   MØlmann, JØrgen ^b   Dæhlen, Ola Gram ^c   SkrØppa, Tore ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Oppland Forest Society   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptive traits; After effects; Chitinases; Climate change; Epigenetic memory; Maternal effects; Phytochromes; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BUD; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENE EXPRESSION; MATERNAL EFFECT; MATURATION; PHENOLOGY; SEED PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33745266365     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01356.x     Document Type: Article

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