Florigenic and antiflorigenic signaling in plants

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1827-1842

  Matsoukas, Ianis G ^a   Massiah, Andrea J ^a   Thomas, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiflorigen; Arabidopsis; Florigen; Flowering signals; Juvenility; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; FLORIGEN; FT PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; GI PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; GIBBERELLIN; MICRORNA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE BINDING PROTEIN; PHYTOHORMONE; TSF PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLORIGEN; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; MICRORNAS; PHLOEM; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE BINDING PROTEIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84869161091     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs130     Document Type: Review

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