New edition published as "Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Flowering" (2006). The transition from vegetative to reproductive growth is one of the most important developmental changes in plants. This book reviews our current knowledge of the molecular biology and genetics of flowering, a subject that is rapidly being recognised for both its fundamental importance and its biotechnological exploitation. Contents include: the control of flowering; changes in gene expression associated with floral induction; the molecular biology of pollination; and the regulation of floral pigmentation.