Abstract
The major site of photoperception for phytochrome-mediated phototropism of maize (Zea mays L.) mesocotyls was identified to be within the bending zone of the mesocotyl.
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Abbreviations
- FR:
-
far-red light
- R:
-
red light
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C.I.W.-D.P.B. Publication No. 854
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Iino, M., Schäfer, E. & Briggs, W.R. Photoperception sites for phytochrome-mediated phototropism of maize mesocotyls. Planta 162, 477–479 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00393462
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00393462