Term Name: | photoperiodism, flowering |
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Synonyms: | photoperiodic control of flowering time, photoperiodic control of inflorescence development, response to day length, flowering, response to night length, flowering, response to photoperiod, flowering |
Definition: | A change from the vegetative to the reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light or dark of a given length. The length of the period of light or dark required to initiate the change is set relative to a particular duration known as the 'critical day length'. The critical day length varies between species. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048573] QuickGO AmiGO |