Projects - S (Sharath) Malleshaiah

Regulation of Flowering in Chrysanthemum

Flowering is an important developmental process leading to a transition from vegetative to reproductive phase governed by a complex interplay of various environmental (photoperiod and temperature) and endogenous factors (sugars, phytohormones, miRNAs). This project is executed by using short-day plant chrysanthemum. The three main aims of this project (1) to elucidate how light spectrum influences flowering (focus on the recent finding from our group that specific dynamic light spectra result in a flowering of short-day plant chrysanthemum under long-days; (2) to study the effect of high temperature (heat delay) on flowering; and (3) to study the functional role of T6P in chrysanthemum flowering.

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Organisation	Wageningen University & Research
Subdivision	Horticulture & Product Physiology
Expertise	Floriculture, Plant physiology, Plant reproduction, Cut flowers, Ornamental crops, Plant development, Vertical farming