Identification of FT family genes that respond to photoperiod, temperature and genotype in relation to flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz).

ABSTRACT: Cassava is a starch-storing root crop that is an important source of dietary energy in tropical regions of the world. Genetic improvement of cassava by breeding is hindered by late flowering and sparse flower production in lines that are needed as parents. To advance understanding of regulatory mechanisms in cassava, this work sought to identify and characterize homologs of the FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) gene. Ten members of the phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein gene family, to which FT belongs, were obtained from the cassava genome database. Phylogenetic and sequence analysis of these proteins was used to identify two putative FT homologs which had amino acid sequences at key positions in accordance with those predicted for functional FTs. Expression of these ten genes was determined i

SUBMITTER: Adeyemo OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500508 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature