The objective of this study was to determine the Vrn-1 allelic composition of spring wheat germplasm from the Pacific Northwest region of the USA. Individual plants from 56 spring wheat lines were crossed to near-isogenic tester lines carrying the dominant allele VrnA1, Vrn-B1 or Vrn-D1. F2 progeny were evaluated for growth habit in the field and Vrn-1 allelic composition was determined through...

The objective of this study was to determine the Vrn-1 allelic composition of spring wheat germplasm from the Pacific Northwest region of the USA. Individual plants from 56 spring wheat lines were crossed to near-isogenic tester lines carrying the dominant allele VrnA1, Vrn-B1 or Vrn-D1. F2 progeny were evaluated for growth habit in the field and Vrn-1 allelic composition was determined through...

wheat, a globally important food crop, is widely grown in various regions of the world. wheat’s wide adaptation to different climatic conditions is strongly controlled by vernalization (vrn), photoperiod (ppd) and earliness per se (eps) genes. in this study, 395 iranian wheat landraces were characterized by applying markers for the vernalization genes vrn-b1, vrn-d1, and vrn-b3. based on specif...

Vernalization, the requirement of a long exposure to low temperatures to accelerate flowering, is an essential adaptation of plants to cold winters. The vernalization gene VRN-1 plays an important role in this process in diploid (Triticum monococcum) and polyploid wheat (Triticum aestivum). We have recently shown that the diploid wheat VRN-A(m)1 gene was similar to the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis ...