The reproduction of flowering plants is an incredibly important process, both ecologically and economically. A huge body of work has examined the mechanisms by which flowering plants correctly time their entry into the reproductive phase (the ‘floral transition’). However, the corresponding mechanisms by which plants exit the reproductive phase remain relatively neglected. In this review, we identify four developmental processes that contribute to the end-of-flowering; floral arrest, inflorescence meristem arrest, inflorescence activation and ‘vegetative transition’. We highlight that, due to the highly divergent nature of reproductive systems among flowering plants, these processes are differently important for end-of-flowering in different species. For each of these processes, we examine recent advances in understanding the regulatory mechanisms that govern the process, and how these mechanisms determine the timing of end-of-flowering.

无论从生态还是经济角度而言，开花植物的繁殖都是一个极为重要的过程。大量工作研究了开花植物正确计时其进入生殖阶段（“花期过渡”）的机制。然而，植物离开生殖期的相应机制仍然相对被忽视。在这篇综述中，我们确定了导致开花结束的四个发育过程。花停滞，花序分生组织停滞，花序活化和“营养过渡”。我们着重指出，由于开花植物之间生殖系统的高度差异性，这些过程对于不同物种的开花结束而言具有不同的重要性。对于每个过程，