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vernalization

Ancient gene duplication gave grasses multiple ways to wait out winter

Posted on January 8, 2019

Professor Rick Amasino’s group have finally discovered how grasses count the short days of winter to prepare for flowering. Their work is published in the journal eLife.

Posted in NewsTagged flowering, grasses, Research, vernalization

For some plants, winter carries the keys to spring flowering

Posted on April 26, 2017

What happens to plants as they enter spring? What’s the science that governs the growing season for different plants? Plant biochemist Rick Amasino shares some answers in this Q&A.

Posted in NewsTagged flowering, Highlights, plants, Research, vernalization

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