The dark side of clock-controlled flowering.
Perception of seasonal changes in day length allows plants to properly maintain daily biological rhythms and determine the most favorable time for flowering. Important knowledge has been gained recently on the molecular basis of this process, which depends not only on light perception at certain times of day but also on its dark phase.
Rubio
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Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Darwin 3, Campus UAM, Cantoblanco, Madrid,28049, Spain. vrubio@cnb.csic.es
Deng
Xing Wang
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