supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90917014 to H.-Q.Y.);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006AA10A102);the National Special Grant for Transgenic Crops (2009ZX08009-081B to H.-Q.Y.);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(10XD1402300 to H.-Q.Y.);the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(B209)
Floral initiation is a major step in the life cycle of plants, which is influenced by photoperiod, temperature, and phytohormones, such as gibberellins (GAs). It is known that GAs promote floral initiation under sho...