Flowering pathway genes: key targets for accelerated breeding in woody plants
Guo-qing Song, Jirapa Jaikham, Weiqi Wang · 2025
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Guo-qing Song, Jirapa Jaikham, and Weiqi Wang review genes that control flowering in trees and other woody plants, in a 2025 paper. Breeding woody plants by crossing is slow because young trees may take years before they can bloom at all. Speeding up that first bloom would speed up every breeding cycle.
Over the past twenty years, researchers have mapped much of the gene network that triggers flowering. Editing or boosting key genes in that network can shorten the young phase sharply, an approach nicknamed FasTrack breeding. The review gathers what is known about the main flowering pathways and lists candidate genes for editing. It aims to give breeders a base for faster improvement of orchard, forest, and other woody crops.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Guo-qing Song, Jirapa Jaikham, Weiqi Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |