Short-day plants require a long period of darkness (shorter daylight) in each 24-hour cycle to induce flowering.
Imagine short-day plants as students who study best at night. They need longer hours of darkness (or quiet study time) before they can produce their best work - which is flowering!
Long-Night Plants: Another term for short-day plants because they require a long uninterrupted night period to trigger flowering.
Critical Day Length: The specific lengths of light and dark periods within a 24-hour cycle that affect growth and development in organisms.
Florigen: A hypothetical hormone said to control budding and flowering.
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