EARLY FLOWERING 3 and Photoperiod Sensing in Brachypodium distachyon.

ABSTRACT: The proper timing of flowering, which is key to maximize reproductive success and yield, relies in many plant species on the coordination between environmental cues and endogenous developmental programs. The perception of changes in day length is one of the most reliable cues of seasonal change, and this involves the interplay between the sensing of light signals and the circadian clock. Here, we describe a Brachypodium distachyon mutant allele of the evening complex protein EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3). We show that the elf3 mutant flowers more rapidly than wild type plants in short days as well as under longer photoperiods but, in very long (20 h) days, flowering is equally rapid in elf3 and wild type. Furthermore, flowering in the elf3 mutant is still sensitive t

SUBMITTER: Bouche F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8770904 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature