photoperiodism, flowering

id: GO:0048573
name: photoperiodism, flowering
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A change from the vegetative to the reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light or dark of a given length. The length of the period of light or dark required to initiate the change is set relative to a particular duration known as the 'critical day length'. The critical day length varies between species.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0048574long-day photoperiodism, flowering
GO:0048575short-day photoperiodism, flowering

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0009648photoperiodism