Phytochromes are bilin-binding photosensory receptors which control development over a
broad range of environmental conditions and throughout the whole plant life cycle. Light …

Light is crucial for plant life, and perception of the light environment dictates plant growth,
morphology, and developmental changes. Such adjustments in growth and development in …

Plants are sessile and photo-autotrophic; their entire life cycle is thus strongly influenced by
the ever-changing light environment. In order to sense and respond to those fluctuating …

Light signals are fundamental to the growth and development of plants. Red and far-red light
are sensed using the phytochrome family of plant photoreceptors. Individual phytochromes …

Phytochromes are red (R)/far-red (FR) light photoreceptors that play fundamental roles in
photoperception of the light environment and the subsequent adaptation of plant growth and …

The presence of neighboring vegetation modifies the light environment experienced by
plants, generating signals that are perceived by phytochromes and cryptochromes. These …

The threat to plant survival presented by light limitation has driven the evolution of highly
plastic adaptive strategies to either tolerate or avoid shading by neighbouring vegetation …

Plants growing at high densities interact via a multitude of pathways. Here, we provide an
overview of mechanisms and functional consequences of plant architectural responses …

Plants have evolved a repertoire of strategies collectively termed the shade-avoidance
syndrome to avoid shade from canopy and compete for light with their neighbors. However …

At a certain point in their life cycle, annual plants undergo a major developmental transition
and switch from vegetative to reproductive development. This process is rarely reversible …