Open AccessWalk into the Light Response: Direct Targets of Phytochrome A Include Genes That Respond to Light, Stress, and Hormones
Author(s) -
Jennifer Mach
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.114.127019
Subject(s) - phytochrome , biology , germination , red light , seedling , botany , fight or flight response , blue light , chlorophyll , far red , gene , genetics , optics , physics
Plants don’t go into the light as a near-death experience—the plant’s complex response to light begins before the seedling even emerges. For example, in many plant species, red (R) light promotes germination and far-red (FR) light inhibits germination. Indeed, because chlorophyll absorbs R
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