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Nature Cell Biology 7, 1256–1260 (1 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncb1329

Prevention of early flowering by expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C requires methylation of histone H3 K36

Zhong Zhao , Yu Yu , Denise Meyer , Chengjun Wu & Wen-Hui Shen

Flowering represents a crucial transition from a vegetative to a reproductive phase of the plant life cycle. Despite extensive studies, the molecular mechanisms controlling flowering remain elusive.