Photoperiodism: the consistent use of CONSTANS.
Photoperiodic induction of flowering in the long-day plant Arabidopsis is mediated by the circadian regulated CONSTANS gene. New evidence suggests that CONSTANS-like genes have a similar role in short-day induction of flowering of rice and Pharbitis.
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Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel. samach@agri.huji.ac.il
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D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017343:Genes, Plant; D012275:Oryza / Q000502:physiology; D017440:Photoperiod; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000378:metabolism; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C092776:CONSTANS protein, Arabidopsis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors