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  • Environmental Biology
  • Molecular Botany

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  • Dormancy is vital for perennial plants in cold climates, preventing premature bud break.
  • Timing dormancy release accurately under fluctuating winter temperatures is poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how perennial plants time dormancy release in response to environmental cues.
  • To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying dormancy release timing.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of bud break timing in response to temperature fluctuations.
  • Investigating the role of tree ortholog of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT1) and gibberellic acid (GA) pathway.
  • Examining plasmodesmata regulation and callose levels.

Main Results:

  • Warm spikes, not just cold duration, signal winter progression for dormancy release.
  • FT1 regulates plasmodesmata by suppressing callose levels.
  • Warm spikes inhibit FT1 and GA pathway, preventing plasmodesmata opening and bud break.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic plasmodesmata regulation is key for buds to process variable temperatures.
  • This mechanism allows trees to adapt robustly to seasonal changes.
  • Bud break heterogeneity, amplified by temperature fluctuations, aids bet hedging.