Chilling-dependent release of seed and bud dormancy in peach associates to common changes in gene expression.

Reproductive meristems and embryos display dormancy mechanisms in specialized structures named respectively buds and seeds that arrest the growth of perennial plants until environmental conditions are optimal for survival. Dormancy shows common physiological features in buds and seeds. A genotype-sp...

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Main Authors: Carmen Leida, Ana Conejero, Vicent Arbona, Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas, Gerardo Llácer, María Luisa Badenes, Gabino Ríos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3349671?pdf=render