Non-functional and weak alleles of FRIGIDA and FLOWERING LOCUS C reduce lifetime water-use independent of leaf-level water-use-efficiency traits in Arabidopsis thaliana
J.N. Ferguson, R.C. Meyer, K.D. Edwards, M. Humphry, O. Brendel, U. Bechtold
The paper identifies weak and non-functional alleles of FRI and FLC genes that reduce whole-plant water use in Arabidopsis without affecting reproductive performance or leaf-level water-use efficiency traits.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2018 · PreprintPlant Biology