Table of Contents 1. The Flower, 2. Developmental Stages of Flowering, 3. Control of Flowering, 4. Photoperiod and Flowering, 5. Phytochrome and Flowering, 6. Vernaization: Promoting Flowering With Cold Temperature, 7. Flowering Genes and Floral Induction, 8. Florigen Concept, 9. Biochemical Events During Flowering, 10. Plant Growth Regulators and Flowering: Indian Context, 11. Selected Bibliography, 12. Subject Index.