Cryptochromes are blue-light receptors that mediate photoresponses in plants. The
genomes of most land plants encode two clades of cryptochromes, CRY1 and CRY2, which …

Plants monitor changes in photoperiod and temperature to synchronize their flowering with
seasonal changes to maximize fitness. In the Arabidopsis photoperiodic flowering pathway …

Light drives plant growth and development, so its control is increasingly used as an
environment-friendly tool to manage horticultural crops. However, this implies a …

Light signals are fundamental to the growth and development of plants. Red and far-red light
are sensed using the phytochrome family of plant photoreceptors. Individual phytochromes …

Many plants flower in response to seasonal fluctuations in day length. The CONSTANS (CO)
gene of Arabidopsis promotes flowering in long days. Flowering is induced when CO …

Plants use day-length information to coordinate flowering time with the appropriate season
to maximize reproduction. In Arabidopsis, the long day–specific expression of CONSTANS …

The transition from vegetative to reproductive growth is controlled by day length in many
plant species. Day length is perceived in leaves and induces a systemic signal, called …

During the course of their life cycles, plants undergo various morphological and
physiological changes underlying juvenile-to-adult and adult-to-flowering phase transitions …

▪ Abstract Plants utilize several families of photoreceptors to fine-tune growth and
development over a large range of environmental conditions. The UV-A/blue light sensing …

At a certain point in their life cycle, annual plants undergo a major developmental transition
and switch from vegetative to reproductive development. This process is rarely reversible …