Abstract
Phototropisms induced by a pulse (1-30 seconds) of blue light in red-light-grown coleoptiles of oats (Avena sativa L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) were investigated in terms of fluence-response relationships and time courses. Phototropic stimulation was made by a laser beam (457.9 nanometers), allowing application of high-fluence pulses. The phototropic fluence-response curves for oats and maize revealed two peaks in the positive range, thus indicating the occurrence of two separable pulse-induced positive responses. The response at low fluences corresponded to the `first positive curvature.' The response at high fluences was very small in oats, but was large in maize. Reciprocity was valid in this high-fluence response (tested only for maize), indicating that it is distinct from the so-called `second positive curvature.' In oats, the trough between the two positive responses fell into the negative range. This negative response, corresponding to the `first negative curvature,' showed time courses distinct from those of `first positive curvature:' the negative response was induced after a longer time lag and developed with a more gradual increase of the rate of bending. The maximal rate of the negative response was as high as one-half of that of first positive curvature. In maize, the trough between the two responses was in the positive range, and the time-course result revealed no apparent response counteracting the positive responses. Physiological and ecological implications of the pulse-induced phototropisms are discussed.
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