Overexpression of BpMADS4 from silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) induces early-flowering in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.)

Plant Breeding

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-145

  Flachowsky, H ^a   Peil, A ^a   Sopanen, T ^b   Elo, A ^b   Hanke, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; BpMADS4; Early; Flowering; Malus x domestica; Overexpression; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33947367359     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2007.01344.x     Document Type: Article

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