Flowering Promoting Factor-Like Genes : Emerging yet Mechanistically Unresolved Regulators of Floral Transition and Plant Development

Flowering marks a pivotal transition in a plant's life cycle, signalling the shift from vegetative growth to reproductive development. Over the years, extensive research has uncovered key genes and regulatory networks governing this process. Central to this regulation is the Florigen Activation Complex (FAC), along with its interacting partners and upstream and downstream components, which have been well-characterized across numerous plant species. More recently, attention has turned to a lesser