florigen
[ flawr-i-juhn, flohr- ]
/ ˈflɔr ɪ dʒən, ˈfloʊr- /
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noun
a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
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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.
Biologist 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.
British Dictionary definitions for florigen
florigen
/ (ˈflɒrɪdʒən) /
noun
the hypothetical plant hormone that induces flowering, thought to be synthesized in the leaves as a photoperiodic response and transmitted to the flower buds
Word Origin for florigen
C20: from Latin flōr-, flōs flower + -gen
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