The role of epigenetic processes in controlling flowering time in plants exposed to stress

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3727-3735

  Yaish, Mahmoud W ^a   Colasanti, Joseph ^b   Rothstein, Steven J ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; flowering; stress; vernalization

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; MICRORNA; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HISTONES; MICRORNAS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79960523844     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err177     Document Type: Review

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