The C4 Model Grass Setaria Is a Short Day Plant with Secondary Long Day Genetic Regulation

The effect of photoperiod (day:night ratio) on flowering time was investigated in the wild species, Setaria viridis, and in a set of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between foxtail millet (S. italica) and its wild ancestor green foxtail (S. viridis). Photoperiods totaled 24 h, w...

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Main Authors: Andrew N. Doust, Margarita Mauro-Herrera, John G. Hodge, Jessica Stromski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01062/full