When plants of Silene coeli-rosa (L.) Godron were induced by seven long days, then exposed to darkness for 48 h before being returned to short days, they went on to initiate flowers with a delay of about 2 d. The synchronisation of cell division which normally occurs before flower initiation was suppressed, showing that it is not essential for flowering. Periods of darkness of up to 240 h inhibited apical growth and leaf initiation but did not prevent eventual flowering in short days. The commitment of the apex to flower was therefore maintained while apical growth was inhibited. © 1984 Springer-Verlag.
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Grose, S., & Lyndon, R. F. (1984). Inhibition of growth and synchronised cell division in the shoot apex in relation to flowering in Silene. Planta, 161(4), 289–294. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398717
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