Phytochromes differentially regulate seed germination responses to light quality and temperature cues during seed maturation

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1297-1309

  Dechaine, Jennifer M ^a,c   Gardner, Gary ^a   Weinig, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Foliar shade; Maternal effects; Maternal environment; Natural variation; Red to far red ratio (R : FR); Temperature

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOLIAGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERMINATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; MATURATION; PIGMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; LIGHT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; LIGHT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHROME; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 69949147069     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.01998.x     Document Type: Article

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