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UV Radiation in Photomorphogenesis

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Photomorphogenesis

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((PLANT,volume 16))

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The ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum has been classified as vacuum UV from 100 nm to 200 nm, far UV from 200 nm to 300 nm, and near UV from 300 nm to 400 nm. The vacuum UV, which is absorbed by gaseous compounds in the air, such as oxygen or water vapour, can only be transmitted if generated in a vacuum. The longer wavelength limit of the far UV is determined by the cut-off at about 300 nm of terrestrial solar radiation. Around and below this wavelength biological effectiveness (i.e., generally cell damaging) comes into play because of the absorption properties of essential cell compounds such as proteins and nucleic acids. Near UV is characterized as the invisible part of the solar spectrum which impinges on the Earth’s surface.

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  1. Radiation Biology Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, 12441 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA

    W. Shropshire Jr.

  2. Biologisches Institut II, Universität Lehrstuhl für Botanik, Schänzlestr. 1, D-7800, Freiburg, Germany

    H. Mohr

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Wellmann, E. (1983). UV Radiation in Photomorphogenesis. In: Shropshire, W., Mohr, H. (eds) Photomorphogenesis. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68918-5_29

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