Flowering induction in the bioenergy grass Miscanthus sacchariflorus is a quantitative short-day response, whilst delayed flowering under long days increases biomass accumulation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 541-552

  Jensen, Elaine ^a   Robson, Paul ^a   Norris, John ^a   Cookson, Alan ^a   Farrar, Kerrie ^a   Donnison, Iain ^a   Clifton Brown, John ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; biomass; degree days; flowering time; heading date; photoperiod; thermal time

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FLOWER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POACEAE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; FLOWERS; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; POACEAE; TEMPERATURE;

MISCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS; POACEAE; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84872343482     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers346     Document Type: Article

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