LFY
Inflorescence
TF1
meristem
Floral meristem
The discovery of photoperiodism
Garner and Allard (1920’s)
Soybeans (Glycine max) planted over a three-month
period all flowered about the same time
LEAFY;
• LFY, FUNCTIONS IN: chromatin DNA binding, transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding; INVOLVED IN: flower development, maintenance of inflorescence meristem identity, response to gibberellin stimulus, gibberellic acid mediated signaling; LOCATED IN: nucleus;
• Genes (flowering-time genes and floral identity genes)
• Light (photoperiod) • The biological clock • Temperature • Hormones
Floral meristem
Flowering-time genes
2. Convert inflorescence meristem to floral meristem (terminal, flowers)
SC: stem cell P: organ primordia Se: sepal