The genetic network controlling the time of flowering of plant species is very well studied, but varies significantly between taxa. We are interested in the evolution of the flowering time network in the grasses, and in the ecological implications of local adaptation within Setaria.
Doust, A.N., M. Mauro-Herrera, J. G. Hodge and J. Stromski. 2017. The C4 Model Grass Setaria Is a Short Day Plant with Secondary Long Day Genetic Regulation. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 1062. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01062.
Mauro-Herrera, M., X. Wang, H. Barbier, T.P. Brutnell, K.M. Devos, and A.N. Doust. 2013. Genetic control and comparative genomic analysis of flowering time in Setaria (Poaceae). Genes, Genomes, and Genetics 3: 283-295.