BrFLC2 (FLOWERING LOCUS C) as a candidate gene for a vernalization response QTL in Brassica rapa

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1817-1825

  Zhao, Jianjun ^a,b   Kulkarni, Vani ^a   Liu, Nini ^a   Pino Del Carpio, Dunia ^a   Bucher, Johan ^a   Bonnema, Guusje ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; FLOWERING LOCUS C; Flowering time; Quantitative trait loci; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURNIP;

BRASSICA RAPA; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 77951127372     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq048     Document Type: Article

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