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phantomcrab

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Research on Maximizing Crop Yields
« on: November 03, 2014, 08:01:08 AM »
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Re: Research on Maximizing Crop Yields
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2014, 08:18:12 AM »
This interesting work was done on tomatoes.
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-nature-genetic-toolkit-maximum-crop.html

Interesting.  Thanks for sharing.

From the article:
"In tomatoes and all other flowering plants, the balance between vegetative growth and flowers is controlled by a pair of opposing hormones, called florigen and anti-florigen. Prior work by Lippman and Israeli colleagues showed that a mutation in florigen can shift the balance between vegetative growth and flowering, modifying plant architecture in a way that increases yield."
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Re: Research on Maximizing Crop Yields
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 12:35:44 AM »
I wonder if external application of this hormone could induce early flowering or if it's the constant internal balance of these hormones that determines when and how much to fruit?
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Re: Research on Maximizing Crop Yields
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2014, 12:18:04 PM »
I wonder if external application of this hormone could induce early flowering or if it's the constant internal balance of these hormones that determines when and how much to fruit?
Maybe external application would work. Much work needs to be done though. Florigen evidently is graft transmissible.
http://www.plantcell.org/content/18/8/1783.full
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