Expression of FcFT1, a FLOWERING LOCUS T-like gene, is regulated by light and associated with inflorescence differentiation in fig (Ficus caricaL.)

Table 1 Phenotypes of transgenic tobacco lines expressing constructs containing the FT -like gene, FcFT1 , from Ficus carica L

Genotype	n	Day to flowering^§	Leaf number^#	Plant height
Wild type	15	62.6 ± 0.9^a	22.0 ± 1.5^a	53.9 ± 1.3^a
PR1a::FcFT1 no.3	14	45.5 ± 0.9^b	6.1 ± 0.4^b	30.4 ± 1.2^b
PR1a::FcFT1 no.6	15	44.1 ± 1.4^b	6.6 ± 0.9^b	19.2 ± 1.4^c
E12Ω::FcFT1 no.6	10	39.6 ± 1.3^c	6.8 ± 0.4^b	30.0 ± 0.9^b

^§Days from sowing to petal opening (± SE). ^#Number of leaves on 70-day-old plants (±SE). ^a, ^b, and ^c: significantly different from wild-type Samsun NN (SNN) at 70 days of age (Tukey-Kramer method, P < 0.01). All plants (T2 generation) were first grown on MS medium and then transferred to pots containing horticultural soil.

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