Day length and temperature strongly influence sexual reproduction and expression of a novel MADS-box gene in the moss Physcomitrella patens

Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 595-602

  Hohe, A ^b   Rensing, S A ^a   Mildner, M ^a   Lang, D ^a   Reski, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BioPlanta GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long day; MADS box; Photoperiodism; Short day; Sporophyte development

Indexed keywords

DAY LENGTH; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOSS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PHYSCOMITRELLA; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 18744414750     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35440     Document Type: Article

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