Published in

Nature Research, Nature, 6549(377), p. 495-500, 1995

DOI: 10.1038/377495a0

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

A developmental switch sufficient for flower initiation in diverse plants.

Journal article published in 1995 by Detlef Weigel ORCID, Ove Nilsson
This paper is available in a repository.
This paper is available in a repository.

Full text: Download

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Upload
Orange circle
Postprint: archiving restricted
Upload
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Policy details
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

We have generated transgenic plants in which the flower-meristem-identity gene LEAFY of Arabidopsis is constitutively expressed. LEAFY is sufficient to determine floral fate in lateral shoot meristems of both Arabidopsis and the heterologous species aspen, with the consequence that flower development is induced precociously. Our results also suggest a new level of regulation during flower development, as indicated by the competence of the main shoot to respond to LEAFY activity.