It apparently evolved from flowers that opened normally ( Lu et al. It has been reported in at least 693 Angiosperm species from 228 genera and 50 families, including the genera Arachis (peanut) and Pisum (pea). This reproduction strategy is called cleistogamy or automatic self-pollination. Opening and closure: some more examplesĪlthough most flowers open at least once, some species have flowers that do not open. The effect of pollination on flower closure will also be discussed, as well as the genetics of opening, recent mathematical modelling of petal expansion, and the possible role of floral electric fields in opening and closure. The present review will focus on recent advances in our understanding of the biological clock, and on the physiological background of opening and closure movements, including information on carbohydrate metabolism, water flow, and hormonal regulation. Prior to opening, osmotic solute levels increased, for example by the conversion of polysaccharides (starch or fructan) to monosaccharides, and/or the uptake of sugars from the apoplast. Both involve an increase in osmotic pressure, followed by water uptake. Floral movements are based on changes in osmotic pressure in cells that do not elongate, or on differential elongation growth. It was noted that external factors, such as temperature and light, are important regulators, often setting the circadian clock. We classified opening types (such as nocturnal or diurnal, and single or repetitive) and discussed the physiology of the opening and closure movements, and their regulation by both external factors and the circadian clock. More than 10 years ago we published a review paper on the opening and closing movements of flowers ( van Doorn and van Meeteren, 2003 ). It is hypothesized that this pollination-induced effect is only found in flowers in which closure is regulated by ethylene.Ĭarbohydrates, cell wall, flower, humidity, diurnal clock, growth, hormone, miRNA, petal, temperature, tepal, sepal, water relations. In some species pollination resulted in earlier closure of turgid flowers, compared with unpollinated flowers. The end of the life span in many flowers is determined by floral closure. The regulatory role of light and temperature, in interaction with the circadian clock, has been further elucidated. Flower opening in roses was controlled by a NAC transcription factor, acting through miRNA164. Arabidopsis miRNA319a mutants exhibited narrow and short petals, whereby miRNA319a indirectly regulates auxin effects. Both hormones also inhibited and promoted, respectively, the expression of aquaporin genes required for cell elongation. Ethylene and gibberellic acid often promote and inhibit, respectively, the expression of DELLA genes and the stability of DELLA proteins. Ethylene regulates flower opening, together with at least gibberellins and auxin. Many examples of flower opening have been recorded using time-lapse photography, showing its velocity and the required elongation growth.
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This review is an update of a 2003 review ( Journal of Experimental Botany 54,1801–1812) by the same corresponding author.
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