Although it is well appreciated that genetic studies of flowering time regulation have led to
fundamental advances in the fields of molecular and developmental biology, the ways in …

The above-ground plant body in different plant species can have very distinct forms or
architectures that arise by recurrent redeployment of a finite set of building blocks—leaves …

Plants possess regulatory mechanisms that allow them to flower under conditions that
maximize reproductive success. Selection of natural variants affecting those mechanisms …

Tree peony is a unique traditional flower in China, with large, fragrant, and colorful flowers.
However, a relatively short and concentrated flowering period limits the applications and …

Arabis alpina is a polycarpic perennial, in which PERPETUAL FLOWERING1 (PEP1)
regulates flowering and perennial traits in a vernalization‐dependent manner. Mutagenesis …

To compensate for their sessile nature, plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms
enabling them to adapt to ever-changing environments. One such prominent feature is the …

Perennial life cycles enable plants to have remarkably long lifespans, as exemplified by
trees that can live for thousands of years. For this, they require sophisticated regulatory …

Most temperate species require prolonged exposure to winter chilling temperatures to flower
in the spring. In the Brassicaceae, the MADS box transcription factor FLOWERING LOCUS C …

Many model organisms were chosen and achieved prominence because of an
advantageous combination of their life‐history characteristics, genetic properties and also …

Vascular plants display a huge variety of longevity patterns, from a few weeks for several
annual species up to thousands of years for some perennial species. Understanding how …