Fourth wheat gene is key to flowering, climate adaptation

Friday, September 4, 2015 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

A fourth wheat gene governing vernalization -- the biological process requiring cold temperatures to trigger flower formation -- has been identified, giving plant breeders one more tool for developing improved varieties of wheat that are adaptable to climate change.

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