The biology of flowering
By: [by] Frank B. Salisbury.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural History Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Plants, Flowering of.
Description: Describes the flowering process: how it works, how it is influenced by the natural environment, and how it is investigated in the laboratory. Many environmental factors significantly affect flowering: among them the quality and quantity of light, daylength, temperature, and availability of nutrients. Phytochrome, the recently discovered pigment system that detects light and daylength, is considered at length as a vital part of the plant's "biological clock."
Notes: Bibliography: p. [165]-167.