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THE INFLUENCE OF LIGHT UPON SEED GERMINATION. POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS OF DATA
Author(s) -
Rollin P.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1966.tb05939.x
Subject(s) - germination , phytochrome , white light , light energy , irradiation , botany , chemistry , biology , red light , physics , optics , nuclear physics
— The response of seeds to irradiation by white light varies with the species: induction of germination, inhibition of germination or both according to the time‐irradiation. The low energy reaction (LER) which acts via phytochrome can explain many cases of influence of light upon germination. It seems possible that a second reaction, the high energy reaction (HER), acts through another photoreceptor.