florigen
a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
Other words from florigen
- flo·ri·gen·ic, adjective
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How to use florigen in a sentence
Genome modifications that focus on the florigen system—the same genetic system that led to many of the crop improvements in the history of agriculture—“may yield the greatest return for crop improvement,” they conclude.
New Veggies for a Warming Planet - Issue 92: Frontiers | Viviane Callier | November 4, 2020 | NautilusBiologist Akiva Shalit-Kaneh of the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, working with Eshed and others, finds that florigen and antiflorigen also influence the growth pattern of stems.
New Veggies for a Warming Planet - Issue 92: Frontiers | Viviane Callier | November 4, 2020 | Nautilus
British Dictionary definitions for florigen
/ (ˈflɒrɪdʒən) /
the hypothetical plant hormone that induces flowering, thought to be synthesized in the leaves as a photoperiodic response and transmitted to the flower buds
Origin of florigen
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