Induction of flowering by seasonal changes in photoperiod

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1217-1222

  Searle, Iain ^a   Coupland, George ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Circadian clock; Flowering; Photoperiodism; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RAF PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERNALIZATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLOWERS; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTORECEPTORS; SEASONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 1942535763     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600117     Document Type: Review

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