[en] Roots are responsible for water and nutrient uptake and hence are critical to sustain the whole plant life cycle. This study aims at characterizing how root development is affected by
flowering. We therefore focused on the effects of systemic signals produced in the leaves at floral transition, namely the proteins FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and TWIN SISTER
OF FT (TSF), on root growth and branching. These proteins act in the shoot apical meristem as potent promoters of flowering [1] but their effects in other parts of the plant are still
unknown.
