Evolutionarily conserved photoperiod mechanisms in plants: When did plant photoperiodic signaling appear?

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 642-644

  Romero, José M ^a   Valverde, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chlamydomomas; Constans; Flowering; Photoperiod; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 67650896080     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.7.8975     Document Type: Article

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