title: Light-driven diurnal zonation in the filamentous fungus Fusarium solani.
abstract: Zonation in growing mycelia of Fusarium solani was induced by diurnal light/dark cycles. Only those parts of the hyphae that grew in darkness for less than 20 hours developed a zone of conidia after illumination. In continuous darkness, in continuous illumination, or after a transition from light to darkness, a conidiation zone failed to appear. Only light periods exceeding a few seconds but lasting less than 21 hours during a 24 hour light/dark cycle induced zonation. This zonation was not caused by periodic staling of the growth medium.
authors.affiliation: Biochemisches Institut, Medizinischen Fakultät, Christian Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Busse
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005670:Fusarium / Q000254:growth & development*; D008027:Light
chemical_list: D000362:Agar