Expression analysis of vernalization and day-length response genes in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) indicates that VRNH2 is a repressor of PPDH2 (HvFT3) under long days

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1939-1949

  Casao, M Cristina ^a   Igartua, Ernesto ^a   Karsai, Ildiko ^b   Lasa, José Manuel ^a   Gracia, M Pilar ^a   Casas, Ana M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Barley; gene expression; landraces; Mediterranean conditions; photoperiod; vernalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARLEY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE;

FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; HORDEUM; PHOTOPERIOD;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 79952846050     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq382     Document Type: Article

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