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Journal of Experimental Botany 2007 58(12):3071-3077; doi:10.1093/jxb/erm251
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© The Author [2007]. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Introduction to Photomorphogenesis

Many hands make light work

Paul F. Devlin1, John M. Christie2 and Matthew J. Terry3,*

1School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
2Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
3School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: mjt@soton.ac.uk

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   Introduction
 
The responses of plants to the light environment have fascinated biologists for well over 100 years (Briggs, 2006). Early studies in photomorphogenesis focused necessarily on morphological aspects of plant responses; germination, seedling establishment, plant architecture, and flowering time are all regulated by light. More recently, and particularly with the advent of the genetic model Arabidopsis thaliana, the focus has shifted to understanding plant responses at the molecular level. Understanding and genetically manipulating these processes may provide the subtle control of plant growth that will permit successful alteration of these traits for agricultural benefit. This Focus Section, based on the Photomorphogenesis session at this year's Society for Experimental Biology annual conference, contains reviews directed at both the progress in understanding the molecular basis of light-signalling pathways and how to translate this information for agricultural gain.


   Plant photomorphogenesis: light work
 
Photomorphogenic responses confer a fitness advantage allowing an individual to maximize the potential . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Plant photoreceptors: the many hands
 

   Importance in agriculture: making it work for you
 

   A green revolution?
 

   Phytochrome signalling: making light work
 

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