The role of FLOWERING LOCUS C in vernalization of Brassica: the importance of vernalization research in the face of climate change
Daniel J. Shea A , Etsuko Itabashi B , Satoko Takada C , Eigo Fukai A , Tomohiro Kakizaki B , Ryo Fujimoto C D and Keiichi Okazaki A D
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A Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Ikarashi-ninocho, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
B Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO, Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan.
C Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
D Corresponding authors. Emails: leo@people.kobe-u.ac.jp; okazaki@agr.niigata-u.ac.jp
Crop and Pasture Science 69(1) 30-39 https://doi.org/10.1071/CP16468
Submitted: 26 December 2016 Accepted: 10 April 2017 Published: 19 June 2017
Abstract
As climatic changes occur over the coming decades, our scientific understanding of plant responses to environmental cues will become an increasingly important consideration in the breeding of agricultural crops. This review provides a summary of the literature regarding vernalization research in Brassicaceae, covering both the historical origins of vernalization research and current understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind the regulatory pathways involved in vernalization and subsequent inflorescence. We discuss the evolutionarily conserved biology between the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana and the Brassica genus of crop cultivars and contrast the differences between the genera to illustrate the importance of Brassica-specific research into vernalization.
Additional keywords: epigenetics, flowering time, histone modification.
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