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Reproductive Development in Populus

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Genetics and Genomics of Populus

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 8))

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Flowering is a multistage process that includes acquiring the competency to flower, the transition to flowering in response to environmental and endogenous signals, and the development of floral organs. A non-flowering juvenile phase of several years is typical for Populus and most trees, and in adult Populus, the seasonally recurrent transition to flowering and flower development take nearly a year to complete. This chapter reviews the biology of Populus flowering and discuss the regulation of Populus flowering in a comparative context to Arabidopsis thaliana and other angiosperms.

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  1. Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24060-0324, USA

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  3. Inst. Forest Genetics &, USDA Forest Service, Davis, 95618, U.S.A.

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Brunner, A.M. (2010). Reproductive Development in Populus . In: Jansson, S., Bhalerao, R., Groover, A. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Populus. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 8. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1541-2_8

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