Nitrate regulates floral induction in Arabidopsis, acting independently of light, gibberellin and autonomous pathways

Planta

Volumn 233, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-552

  Marín, Inmaculada Castro ^a   Loef, Irene ^b   Bartetzko, Linda ^a   Searle, Iain ^c   Coupland, George ^c   Stitt, Mark ^a   Osuna, Daniel ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; CONSTANS; FLC; Floral induction; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GIBBERELLIN; NITRATE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; LIGHT; MUTATION; NITRATES; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 79951955430     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1316-5     Document Type: Article

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