Modulating the timing of flowering.
Several genes that are normally involved in flower initiation have recently been shown to induce early flowering when expressed ectopically in transgenic plants. These findings permit the development of strategies for the rational manipulation of flowering time in agronomically important plants.
Nilsson
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Plant Biology Laboratory The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA Ove_Nilsson@qm.salk.edu
Weigel
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