Physiological and Molecular Characteristics of Plant Circadian Clocks

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Beginning of Plant Circadian Biology Plant Photoreceptors Phytochrome-Cryptochrome Interaction in A Circadian Input Pathway Rhythm Entrainment in Plants by Other Inputs Other Components of Light Signaling in Plants Components of the Central Oscillator in Plants Other Clock-Associated Genes Output Rhythms Mechanisms That Confer Circadian Regulation Multiple Autonomous Clocks in Plants Adaptive Significance of Circadian Clocks Conclusions and Perspectives Acknowledgments Further Reading