Maize adaptation across temperate climates was obtained via expression of two florigen genes.

Expansion of the maize growing area was central for food security in temperate regions. In addition to the suppression of the short-day requirement for floral induction, it required breeding for a large range of flowering time that compensates the effect of South-North gradients of temperatures. Her...

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Main Authors: Sara Castelletti, Aude Coupel-Ledru, Italo Granato, Carine Palaffre, Llorenç Cabrera-Bosquet, Chiara Tonelli, Stéphane D Nicolas, François Tardieu, Claude Welcker, Lucio Conti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008882&type=printable
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