美国堪萨斯州立大学参与的一项研究鉴定了小麦的一个基因,它可控制小麦对低温做出反应,称之为春化过程。Akhunov说,“春化基因可以感知植物经受多长时间的低温处理,并且在正确的时间触发开花”。“小麦通过利用这些春化基因的不同形式应对不同环境条件。这是完成这个研究的最后一个重要原因”。在此研究中,研究人员对主要种植在南亚,特别是在巴基斯坦东北部和印度的西北部的小麦品系中的一个叫VRN-D4的基因进行了调查。研究表明,该 A study involving Kansas State University identified a wheat gene that controls the reaction of wheat to low temperatures, called vernalization. Akhunov said, “The vernalization gene can sense how long the plant is exposed to low temperature and trigger the flowering at the right time.” “Wheat responded to different environmental conditions by taking advantage of these different forms of vernalization genes, which is the last important reason for completing this study.” In this study, researchers investigated a gene called VRN-D4 in wheat lines mainly grown in South Asia, especially in northeastern Pakistan and northwestern India. Research shows that this