Category Archives: flowering time

Flowering time plasticity and global adaptation in rice

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Flowering Highlights

by Aalt DJ van Dijk Wageningen University Both genetic and physical characteristics of plants are nowadays studied at large scale using automated approaches. In order to understand how genotype and phenotype are related, computational approaches are indispensable. An important caveat of … Continue reading →

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Flowering in response to cold in annual and perennial plants

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Flowering Highlights

by Jens Sundström Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. In relation to annual plants, perennial plants initiate flowering after a more extended juvenile period. Also, perennial plants can often initiate flowering during repeated seasonable cycles … Continue reading →

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Is the cold gone? – Many roads to flowering after winter

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Flowering Highlights

Lars Hennig Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology & Linnean Center for Plant Biology, PO-Box 7080, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden Strolling through gardens and nature in March, one sees signs of spring everywhere. It is less the fresh green … Continue reading →

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On flowering and grain number in cereals …

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Flowering Highlights

by Maria von Korff Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research The timing of flowering is important for fitness and reproductive success in plants. Numerous studies demonstrate that variation in flowering time correlates with yield in … Continue reading →

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Forecasting flowering phenology

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Flowering Highlights

Aalt-Jan van Dijk Plant Research International, Wageningen University A prominent example of the role computational predictions play in everyday life is that of the weather forecast – will the weather allow your outdoor activities, and how about the weather during … Continue reading →

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Mutations in a circadian regulator contribute to crop adaptation

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Flowering Highlights

Ben Trevaskis CSIRO Plant Industry, Black Mountain ACT 2601, Australia Plants growing in temperate regions respond to seasonal changes in day length and temperature to coordinate flowering with optimal conditions. Variation in sensitivity or responsiveness to seasonal cues contributes to … Continue reading →

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