Turning heads: The biology of solar tracking in sunflower

Joshua P. Vandenbrink; Robin Isadora Brown; Stacey L. Harmer; Benjamin K. Blackman

doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.04.006

Turning heads: The biology of solar tracking in sunflower

Joshua P. Vandenbrink
, Robin Isadora Brown
, Stacey L. Harmer
, Benjamin K. Blackman

University of Virginia
University of California, Davis

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-26
Number of pages	7
Journal	Plant Science
Volume	224
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.04.006
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics
Plant Science

Keywords

Circadian rhythm
Helianthus annuus
Heliotropism
Plant movement
Solar tracking
Sunflower

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