Transcriptome analysis of an mvp mutant reveals important changes in global gene expression and a role for methyl jasmonate in vernalization and flowering in wheat

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2271-2286

  Diallo, Amadou Oury ^a   Agharbaoui, Zahra ^a   Badawi, Mohamed A ^a   Ali Benali, Mohamed Ali ^a   Moheb, Amira ^a   Houde, Mario ^a   Sarhan, Fathey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotic stress; flowering; maintained vegetative phase; methyl jasmonate; vernalization; wheat

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

COLD; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SEASON; WHEAT;

ACETATES; COLD TEMPERATURE; CYCLOPENTANES; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; OXYLIPINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; SEASONS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRITICUM;

EID: 84901402547     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru102     Document Type: Article

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