New online! Molecular integration of seasonal temperature signals in flowering time control
Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 11 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41576-026-00979-7Plants must accurately time flowering by integrating seasonal temperature cues to ensure reproductive success. This Review describes how two mechanisms — rapid transcriptional responses and long-term epigenetic memory — work together in parallel to robustly control flowering time, and it highlights that variation in these processes provides important information for the future of crops under a changing climate.
