Fruit regulates seasonal expression of flowering genes in alternate-bearing 'Moncada' mandarin

Annals of Botany

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 511-519

  Muñoz Fambuena, Natalia ^a   Mesejo, Carlos ^a   Carmen Gonzalez Mas M ^b   Primo Millo, Eduardo ^b   Agustí, Manuel ^a   Iglesias, Domingo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; AP1; citrus; FLC; flowering; fruit load; FT; gene expression; LFY; SOC1; TFL1

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBITOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY;

ARTICLE; CITRUS; FLOWER; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; SEASON;

CITRUS; FLOWERS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; SEASONS;

CITRUS;

EID: 80051955659     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr164     Document Type: Article

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