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Chlorophyll Formation in Excised Roots of Cucumber and Pea
Author(s) -
Björn L. O.,
Odhelius Ingegerd
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1966.tb09074.x
Subject(s) - chlorophyll , blue light , red light , chlorophyll a , botany , biology , chemistry , horticulture , materials science , optoelectronics
The effects of red and blue light on the formation of chlorophyll in excised roots of cucumber and pea was investigated and compared with previously reported experiments on wheat roots. All three kinds of roots are similar in that in continuous red light no or very little chlorophyll is formed. and in blue light a considerable amount of chlorophyll is produced. Roots of cucumber and pea differ from those of wheat, in that red light is ineffective (or nearly so) even when combined with blue.