VvFT and VvMADS8, the grapevine homologues of the floral integrators FT and SOC1, have unique expression patterns in grapevine and hasten flowering in Arabidopsis

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1129-1139

  Sreekantan, Lekha ^a,b   Thomas, Mark R ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; AXILLARY BUD; HASTENS; PROMOTERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANGIOSPERM; BUD; CULTIVAR; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRIDIZATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; VINE;

BUDS; GENES; INFLORESCENCE; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; VITIS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 33845465946     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP06144     Document Type: Article

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