FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term short-day photoperiodism, flowering ID (Ontology) GO:0048575 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A change from vegetative to reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light that falls short of the critical day length. The critical day length varies between species. Although the term is short-day is used, most species actually respond to the duration of the night, so that the response will occur when a period of darkness exceeds the number of hours defined by 24 minus the critical day length.[ ISBN:0582015952 ISBN:0697037754 ISBN:0709408862 ]
Also Known As "long-night photoperiodism, flowering" ; "response to long-night, flowering" ; "response to short-day, flowering" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 |__short-day photoperiodism_____________________________
 |__photoperiodism, flowering____________________________|
vegetative to reproductive phase transition of meristem  |
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                                                         short-day photoperiodism, flowering
                                                          |__regulation of short-day photoperiodism, flowering
                                                              |__negative regulation of short-day photoperiodism, flowering
                                                              |__positive regulation of short-day photoperiodism, flowering
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  • "long-night photoperiodism, flowering" EXACT
    "response to long-night, flowering" EXACT
    "response to short-day, flowering" EXACT
    "short-day photoperiodic control of flowering" EXACT
    "short-day photoperiodic control of flowering time" EXACT
    "short-day photoperiodic control of inflorescence development" EXACT
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