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EFFECTS OF PHOTOPERIOD AND VERNALIZATION ON THE NUMBER OF LEAVES AT FLOWERING IN 32 ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA (BRASSICACEAE) ECOTYPES
Author(s) -
Karlsson Björn H.,
Sills Gavin R.,
Nienhuis James
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1993.tb15235.x
Subject(s) - vernalization , ecotype , photoperiodism , biology , arabidopsis thaliana , botany , brassicaceae , anthesis , rosette (schizont appearance) , arabidopsis , horticulture , cultivar , mutant , immunology , gene , biochemistry
The extent of natural variation among wild type Arabidopsis thaliana L. Heynh for response to environmental stimuli that affect flowering is poorly documented. The effects of photoperiod and vernalization on the number of rosette leaves at the time of anthesis was measured for 32 Arabidopsis ecotypes. All ecotypes were vernalized 24 days at 4 C under continuous illumination. Vernalized and nonvernalized plants were transplanted into 8‐ (short‐day) and 20‐hour (long‐day) photoperiods in controlled environment growth chambers. Two ecotypes failed to flower after 110 days. Mean leaf number was less for all ecotypes under long day compared to short day. Sixteen ecotypes responded to vernalization; eight had reduced leaf number regardless of photoperiod, and eight had reduced leaf number only under short day. Two ecotypes required vernalization to flower in this study. For three ecotypes, vernalization and short day resulted in a reduction in leaf number whereas vernalization and long day resulted in increased leaf number. Documentation of the effects and interactions of photoperiod and vernalization across many ecotypes provides a broader range of described natural variation for genetic and physiologic study.