How fall dormancy benefits alfalfa winter-survival? Physiologic and transcriptomic analyses of dormancy process

Abstract Background Fall dormancy and freezing tolerance characterized as two important phenotypic traits, have great effects on productivity and persistence of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Despite the fact that one of the most limiting traits for alfalfa freezing tolerance in winter is fall dorman...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Ying Liu, Taogetao Baoyin, Xi-Liang Li, Zong-Li Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1773-3