Gene complementation analysis indicates that parasitic dodder plants do not depend on the host FT protein for flowering

Affiliations

• ¹ Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Muenster, Germany.
• ² Institute for Biology, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Haus 22, Philippstr. 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
• ³ Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Muenster, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Muenster, Germany.
• ⁴ Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Muenster, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Schlossplatz 8, 48143 Muenster, Germany. Electronic address: gnoll@uni-muenster.de.
• ⁵ Institute for Biology, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Haus 22, Philippstr. 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: susann.wicke@hu-berlin.de.