The role of BoFLC2 in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) reproductive development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 125-135

  Ridge, Stephen ^a   Brown, Philip H ^b,c   Hecht, Valérie ^a   Driessen, Ronald G ^d   Weller, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^d Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BoFLC; BoFT; BoVIN3; Brassica oleracea; Cauliflower; Expression; Flowering time; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN;

BRASSICA; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BRASSICA; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84922538223     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru408     Document Type: Article

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