Carbon dioxide requirements for phytochrome action in photoperiodism and seed germination.
The effect of interrupting darkness with red light in the presence or absence of 0.03% CO(2) was studied in relation to flowering of Xanthium pennsylvanicum and germination of light-sensitive lettuce seeds. The results indicate that CO(2) is essential for red light to be effective in either process.
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Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1W5 British Columbia, Canada.
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