FLC: A key regulator of flowering time in Arabidopsis

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-174

  Yan, Zhiqiang ^a   Liang, Dawei ^a   Liu, Heng ^a   Zheng, Guochang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Autonomous pathway; Chromatin modification; FLC; Flowering; FRI; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 77952080856     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1021443710020020     Document Type: Review

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