Phytochromes and shade-avoidance responses in plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-175

  Franklin, Keara A ^a   Whitelam, Garry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue light; Circadian clock; Early flowering; Elongation growth; Ethylene; Far red light; Phytochromes; Red light; Red to far red ratio

Indexed keywords

SHADING;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOCHROME;

ADAPTATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ETHYLENES; LIGHT; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 23944484126     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci165     Document Type: Review

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