Flower reversion is the result of genetic or environmental effects that reverse developmental
steps in the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive phase in plants. Here, we …

The advancement of next generation sequencing technologies (NGS) has revolutionized our
ability to generate large quantities of data at a genomic scale. Despite great challenges …

Ovules are essential for sexual plant reproduction and seed formation, and are fundamental
for agriculture. However, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing ovule …

Intercellular communication mediated by the plant-specific CLAVATA3/ENDOSPERM
SURROUNDING REGION (ESR)-related (CLE) family members is one of the fundamental …

As discussed in Chapter 1, the flowering pathway has been intensively studied in the model
plant species, Arabidopsis thaliana, and this has provided clear evidence for the importance …

HUA2 encodes a key developmental regulatory protein implicated in the coordination of
induction and the maintenance of floral state in Arabidopsis. To gain further insight into the …

Plant growth is a complex quantitative trait that results from the integration of many
physiological processes during growth, including of developmental nature. It is under …

Plant performance is the result of many individual processes which are influenced by
environmental factors. Flowering time and the production of secondary metabolites such as …

Factors affecting flowering time have been extensively studied for decades. Greater
understanding of flowering time has wider implications in agriculture and ecology as the trait …

Histone methylation is one of the keys epigenetic marks evolutionarily conserved in
eukaryotes. My study focuses on the characterization of factors potentially involved in the …