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Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties

Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the single genetic region that controls primocane-fruiting, or the ability to flower and fruit on first-year canes.

Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties
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Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the single genetic region that controls primocane-fruiting, or the ability to flower and fruit on first-year canes.

Originally published at Phys.org

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