The cotyledons produce sufficient FT protein to induce flowering: Evidence from cotyledon micrografting in arabidopsis

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-128

  Yoo, Seong Jeon ^a   Hong, Sung Myun ^a   Jung, Hye Seung ^a   Ahn, Ji Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cotyledon; FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT); Flowering time; Long distance signaling; Micrografting

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FT PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; HEMAGGLUTININ; PHOTOPROTEIN; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COTYLEDON; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHLOEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COTYLEDON; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HEMAGGLUTININS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHLOEM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSPLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84872334232     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs158     Document Type: Article

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