Alternate bearing in citrus: changes in the expression of flowering control genes and in global gene expression in ON- versus OFF-crop trees.

Alternate bearing (AB) is the process in fruit trees by which cycles of heavy yield (ON crop) one year are followed by a light yield (OFF crop) the next. Heavy yield usually reduces flowering intensity the following year. Despite its agricultural importance, how the developing crop influences the fo...

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Main Authors: Liron Shalom, Sivan Samuels, Naftali Zur, Lyudmila Shlizerman, Hanita Zemach, Mira Weissberg, Ron Ophir, Eduardo Blumwald, Avi Sadka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3469648?pdf=render