Unraveling the mystery behind the short-day-specific flowering of tobacco cultivar Maryland Mammoth
L. Grundmann, M. M. Zimmermann, A. Kaenel, A. Schwarze, D. R. Wiedmann, J. Muth, R. M. Twymann, D. Pruefer, G. A. Noll
This study identifies a 2-bp deletion in NtFT5 causing a truncated protein in Maryland Mammoth tobacco, leading to weaker floral activation and gigantism under long-day conditions.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2022Plant Biology