A CONSTANS-like gene candidate that could explain most of the genetic variation for flowering date in Medicago truncatula

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-35

  Pierre, Jean Baptiste ^a,b   Bogard, Matthieu ^a,c   Herrmann, Doris ^a,d   Huyghe, Christian ^a,e   Julier, Bernadette ^a  

^a French Natl Inst Agr Res INRA   (France)

^b Semences et Génétique   (France)

^c Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals   (France)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Expression study; Fine mapping; Legume; QTL

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BREEDING POPULATIONS; CONSTANS; CRITICAL PERIODS; EXPRESSION STUDY; FINE MAPPING; GENETIC VARIATION; LEGUME; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PLANT LIFE CYCLES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

MAPPING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 79959642299     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-010-9457-6     Document Type: Article

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