Isolation and functional characterization of JcFT, a FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) homologous gene from the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas

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Chaoqiong Li · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Qiantang Fu · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Longjian Niu · Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

Zeng‐Fu Xu · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Abstract

JcFT may encode a florigen that acts as a key regulator in flowering pathway. This study is the first to functionally characterize a flowering gene, namely, JcFT, in the biofuel plant Jatropha.

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Plant Molecular Biology Research Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Plant Reproductive Biology

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Published in: BMC Plant Biology

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 125-125

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-14-125

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Isolation and functional characterization of JcFT, a FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) homologous gene from the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas

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