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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Japanese radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is a seed-vernalization-type plant requiring chilling for flowering.It is also known that exposure of seeds to high temperature has a devernalization effect. The purpose of this study is to clarify the molecular aspects of vernalization and devernalization of Japanese radish by investigating the expressions of some flowering-related genes. In 'Hayabutori-syogoinn', the expression level of RsFLC decresesed with increased duration of chilling and thereafter the expression levels of RsFT and RsSOC1 increased prior to flowering. Exposure of vernalized seeds with 9 days' chilling to high temperature caused devernalization and the RsFLC level was restored a little. Close relations between vernalized or devernalized status and the expression level of RsFLC were observed in 'Hayabutori-syogoinn' and 'Wakayama', but in 'Tokinashi' the low expression levels of RsFLC after exposure to 18 days' chilling did not result in flowering.
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