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. 1979 Jan;63(1):218–220. doi: 10.1104/pp.63.1.218

Effect of Red Light on Geotropism in Pea Epicotyls 1

James A McArthur a, Winslow R Briggs b
PMCID: PMC542799  PMID: 16660684

Abstract

Dose response curves were determined for phytochrome phototransformation and for a phytochrome-controlled decrease in geotropic curvature in epicotyls of dark-grown Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska. Ten times as much light was required to produce a spectrophotometrically detectable transformation of phytochrome as was required to produce a significant change in the geotropic response. The red light energy required for a 50% phytochrome transformation caused a 90% change in the physiological response.

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