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Cadmium induces early flowering in Arabidopsis

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We found that cadmium promoted flowering in Arabidopsis and suppressed nitric oxide accumulation in leaves. Supplementation with NO donor SNP delayed flowering, whereas application of NO scavenger cPTIO further promoted the transition from vegetative to reproductive stage under Cd stress. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR showed that Cd treatment up-regulated the expression of CONSTANS and FLOWERING LOCUS T, whereas down-regulated the expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C.

Source: Biologia Plantarum

DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0025-2

Authors: W. Y. Wang, J. Xu, X. J. Liu, Y. Yu, Q. Ge

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, China University of Mining and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Plant Molecular Biology Research

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Key Research and Development Program of China