Regulation of floral initiation in horticultural trees

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3215-3228

  Wilkie, John D ^a,b   Sedgley, Margaret ^a   Olesen, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apple; Arabidopsis; Floral induction; Floral initiation; Mango; Trees

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANGIOSPERM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

ANGIOSPERMS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 51749120599     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern188     Document Type: Review

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