Regulation of Floral Induction in Citrus

RAV genes: regulation of floral induction and beyond.

BACKGROUND Transcription factors of the RAV (RELATED TO ABI3 AND VP1) family are plant-specific and possess two DNA-binding domains. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the family comprises six members, including TEMPRANILLO 1 (TEM1) and TEM2. Arabidopsis RAV1 and TEM1 have been shown to bind bipartite DNA sequences, with the consensus motif C(A/C/G)ACA(N)2-8(C/A/T)ACCTG. Through direct binding to DNA, RA...

Floral Nutrients and Citrus Fruit Quality

Floral induction in Eucalyptus nitens.

Eucalyptus nitens (Deane & Maiden) Maiden takes at least five years to initiate flower buds from seed and is an infrequent and light flowerer. Because this behavior constitutes a major impediment to breeding programs, we examined the mechanisms controlling floral induction in E. nitens, with the long-term aim of reducing generation time and increasing seed yield. Application of paclobutrazol re...

Floral Induction and Florigen

that they are not sensitive to environmental cues. The Milo J. Aukerman and Rick M. Amasino Department of Biochemistry extent to which environmental-response pathways versus autonomous pathways control flowering varies 420 Henry Mall University of Wisconsin among plant species. Even within a species there are often photoperiod-responsive and -nonresponsive types Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1569 th...

Increased CiFT abundance in the stem correlates with floral induction by low temperature in Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.).

After several years in the juvenile phase, adult citrus trees show seasonal periodicity of flowering. A prolonged exposure to low temperature is one of the most important environmental cues for floral induction in citrus. In the present study, the expression of flowering-related genes during the annual cycle of flowering and inductive low-temperature treatment in Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu...