Understanding how environmental signals regulate flowering is crucial for crop improvement. This study presents a high-resolution single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the shoot apex in Chinese cabbage ...

• Perennials have a complex shoot architecture with axillary meristems organized in zones of differential bud activity and fate. This includes zones of buds maintained dormant for multiple seasons and ...

Researchers have uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could help farmers deal with financially damaging weather fluctuations.

Vernalization is the phenomenon whereby plants require prolonged exposure to low temperatures to flower. This ensures that overwintering plants undergo reproductive growth under suitable light and ...

While we’re all anticipating spring, it’s still only February. Outside, we can see our plants resting over winter, but just because they are dormant doesn’t mean they haven’t been doing anything all ...

A researcher has helped identify the last major vernalization gene in wheat. Vernalization genes define when the plant begins to flower and is critical for adaptation to different environments. The ...

IN an earlier communication 1 I described the “leaf vernalization” of leaf cuttings of Lunaria biennis. After cold treatment, such cuttings from leaves of adult plants regenerate and yield flowering ...