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Physiology of Flowering

Physiology of Flowering By ANTON LANG2•3 Kerckhof f Pasadena, California Flowering can be separated into the following major stages: (a) floral initiation (the differentiation of floral primordia); (b) floral organization (the differentiation of the individual flower parts); (c ) floral maturation, consist­ ing of several processes, some of them concurrent or overlapping (growth of " the flower parts, differentiation of the sporogeneous tissues, meiosis, pollen and embryo sac development); and (d) anthesis. In this review the physiology of all four stages has been considered. The treatment of the three later stages, however, has been combined and is limited to those changes which involve sporophytic tissues only and which are integrating elements of the flowering process. For this reason, the physiology of meiosis, the entire pollen physiology, and the development of flower pigmentation and of any accessory flower parts are excluded. Through­ out the treatment, stress has been laid upon the mechanism of the develop­ mental changes, that is, on those physiological and biochemical processes which actually i nitiate or control development. Work of a purely descriptive nature has been referred to only when it is apt to shed some light on mech­ nisms as well. The review is therefore by no http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Plant Biology Annual Reviews

Physiology of Flowering

Lang, A
Annual Review of Plant Biology , Volume 3 (1) – Jun 1, 1952
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1952 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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1040-2519
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10.1146/annurev.pp.03.060152.001405
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By ANTON LANG2•3 Kerckhof f Pasadena, California Flowering can be separated into the following major stages: (a) floral initiation (the differentiation of floral primordia); (b) floral organization (the differentiation of the individual flower parts); (c ) floral maturation, consist­ ing of several processes, some of them concurrent or overlapping (growth of " the flower parts, differentiation of the sporogeneous tissues, meiosis, pollen and embryo sac development); and (d) anthesis. In this review the physiology of all four stages has been considered. The treatment of the three later stages, however, has been combined and is limited to those changes which involve sporophytic tissues only and which are integrating elements of the flowering process. For this reason, the physiology of meiosis, the entire pollen physiology, and the development of flower pigmentation and of any accessory flower parts are excluded. Through­ out the treatment, stress has been laid upon the mechanism of the develop­ mental changes, that is, on those physiological and biochemical processes which actually i nitiate or control development. Work of a purely descriptive nature has been referred to only when it is apt to shed some light on mech­ nisms as well. The review is therefore by no

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Published: Jun 1, 1952

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