Number of days to flowering under long days after 4 weeks vernalization. Seeds were stratified, and days we counted from the end of stratification. The experiment was stopped at 200 d, and accessions
RNA was extracted from leaves after 4 wks of growth. FRI gene expression levels were determined by Northern hybridization quantified relative to $Beta;-TUBULIN expression
The diameters of 4 plants of each accession were measured and the results were expressed as an average value across all available replicates.Plants were scored 5 weeks post germination
