The quantitative response of wheat vernalization to environmental variables indicates that vernalization is not a response to cold temperature

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 847-857

  Allard, Vincent ^a,b   Veisz, Ottó ^c   Kõszegi, Béla ^c   Rousset, Michel ^d   Le Gouis, Jacques ^a,b   Martre, Pierre ^a,b  

^a Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; floral initiation; flowering; photoperiod; temperature; VRN1

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; COLD; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEASON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHEAT;

ALLELES; COLD TEMPERATURE; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEASONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84855880694     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err316     Document Type: Article

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