Overexpression of FLOWERING LOCUS C, Isolated from Non-Heading Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis Makino), Influences Fertility in Arabidopsis

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1444-1449

  Liu, Tongkun ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Zhang, Changwei ^a   Qian, Yu ^a   Wang, Zhen ^a   Hou, Xilin ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BcFLC1; Fertility; Non heading Chinese cabbage

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 84868150673     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-012-0469-8     Document Type: Article

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