Sentences with phrase «wheat vernalization»
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It appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, article «Identification of the VERNALIZATION 4 gene reveals the origin of spring growth habit in ancient wheats from South Asia.»
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«Wheat adapted to different environmental conditions by using different forms of these vernalization genes — the first three of which had been identified by Dr. Dubcovsky's group prior to this study.
A Kansas State University wheat geneticist is part of a breakthrough study that identifies one of the wheat genes that controls response to low temperature exposure, a process called vernalization.
Prolonged cold exposure turns up its activity in winter wheat, which requires vernalization, but not in spring wheat, which can flower without a long cold exposure.
«While to some this may sound positive, the vernalization of winter wheat requires subfreezing temperatures; warmer winters would likely require a change in the type of wheat that would be grown which would affect inputs and markets.