AUTHOR=Brunner Amy M. , Evans Luke M. , Hsu Chuan-Yu , Sheng Xiaoyan TITLE=Vernalization and the chilling requirement to exit bud dormancy: shared or separate regulation? JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=5 YEAR=2014 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00732 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2014.00732 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=
Similarities have long been recognized between vernalization, the prolonged exposure to cold temperatures that promotes the floral transition in many plants, and the chilling requirement to release bud dormancy in woody plants of temperate climates. In both cases the extended chilling period occurring during winter is used to coordinate developmental events to the appropriate seasonal time. However, whether or not these processes share common regulatory components and molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Both gene function and association genetics studies in