Genetic control of flowering and photoperiodism in pea

豌豆开花和光周期的遗传控制。许多植物的开花时间都受到光周期的强烈影响。以豌豆为模型，研究光周期控制开花的机制。新的豌豆突变体损害光周期反应将被确定和表征，光周期反应基因从拟南芥将被映射，并用于在豌豆中的表达研究。这项工作将为拟南芥基因的生理功能和豌豆基因的分子身份提供重要的新信息。它将增加我们对开花是如何调节的知识，这将具有重要的农学应用。

Genetic control of flowering and photoperiodism in pea. The timing of flowering in many plant species is strongly influenced by photoperiod. The mechanisms by which photoperiod controls flowering will be investigated using the garden pea as a model system. New pea mutants impairing photoperiod responses will be identified and characterized, and photoperiod response genes from Arabidopsis will be mapped and used for expression studies in pea. This work will provide important new information about the physiological roles of the Arabidopsis genes and the molecular identity of the pea genes. It will add to our knowledge of how flowering is regulated, and this will have important agronomic applications.