Article
Function of B-BOX under shade.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Jan 2011
Crocco Carlos D, Holm Magnus, Yanovsky Marcelo J, Botto Javier F
Abstract excerpt
Plants are capable of perceiving changes in the light environment and finely adjust their growth and development. Reductions of red to far-red ratio (R:FR) generated by an increase of the plant canopy above the plant are sensed by the phytochrome system triggering the shade-avoidance syndrome (SAS) that includes elongation of vegetative structures, reduction of branching and acceleration of flowering. Albeit the...
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