Journal of Environment and Sociobiology

Abstract

The reproductive success of higher plants depends on the initiation of (lowering under the most favourable conditions. Floral induction in plants has been investigated to be regulated by a large number of environmental and endogenous factors. Analysis o( Arabidopsis mutants has allowed the identification of several important genes involved in the regulation of flowering time. Physiological, genetic and molecular analyses and biotechnological approaches of research investigations of flowering time mutants have shown that flowering is promoted or inhibited by several pathways, some of which are dependent on the environment. A number of genes have been isolated and characterised and their interactions have been studied in several of such floral-promotion pathways.

This review aims at the comparative study and analysis of different approaches of research investigations in understanding the floral induction signals and patterns in different Arabidopsis mutants, highlighting the key models, focusing on the development of further research in transgenic development and biotechnological approaches and using of floral induction genes in crops of improtance for better yield and productivity.

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