ISHS Acta Horticulturae 850: III International Symposium on Saffron: Forthcoming Challenges in Cultivation, Research and Economics
DIFFERENCES IN THE MOLECULAR MECHANISM CONTROLLING CROCUS FLOWERING SEASON BETWEEN SPRING AND AUTUMN SPECIES |
| Authors: | A. Kalivas, A. Argiriou, K. Pasentsis, A.S. Tsaftaris, O. Ahrazem |
| Keywords: | Crocus sativus L., HRM analysis, SSR markers |
| Abstract:
Flowering and flower formation is a major developmental switch in plants where different genes are expressed in a coordinate manner for reproductive success. Among these genes MADS domain transcription factors and FLOWER LOCUS T like genes play important roles in various developmental processes in flowering plants, from transition to flowering to the specification of floral organ identity. For uncovering and understanding the molecular mechanisms controlling flowering, flower development and flower formation in cultivated Crocus sativus L., we present here the isolation and characterization of a series of flowering genes. Furthermore, based on the isolated genomic sequences of these genes, we have developed and used three SSR molecular markers located at the 5’-UTR of isolated MADS box genes in order to analyze 11 Crocus accessions from different countries. | |
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