Genetic control of flowering time in legumes

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Weller, James L ^a   Ortega, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flowering; Legume; Pea; Photoperiod; Soybean

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84928116377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00207     Document Type: Article

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