Figure 6: Silencing the expression of JcTFL1b moderately accelerated flowering in transgenic Jatropha.
From: Three TFL1 homologues regulate floral initiation in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas
The whole plant (A) and flower buds (C) of JcTFL1b RNAi transgenic Jatropha. The whole plant (B) and leaf buds (D) of WT Jatropha. The photos were imaged about 6 months later after transplanting to soil. Bars represent 10 cm. (E) Flowering time of JcTFL1b RNAi transgenic Jatropha. Flowering time was scored by the number of days from transplantation to soil to the day of first inflorescence emergence. (F) Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of several flowering-related genes in wild-type and JcTFL1b RNAi transgenic Jatropha. The qRT-PCR results were obtained from two independent biological replicates with three technical replicates each. Levels of the detected amplicons were normalized using the amplified products of JcActin.
