Remembrances of an embryo: Long-term effects on phenology traits in spruce

New Phytologist

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-5

  Rohde, Antje ^a   Junttila, Olavi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Epigenetic memory; Maternal effect; Norway spruce; Phenology; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRUCE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ECOSYSTEM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHENOTYPE; PICEA; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 36849012618     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02319.x     Document Type: Note

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