Role of Phytochrome B in the Induction of Seed Germination by Light in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 307-312

  Botto, Javier F ^a   Sánchez, Rodolfo A ^a   Casal, Jorge J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; far red light; FR; FR absorbing form of phytochrome; high irradiance reaction; HIR; LFR; low fluence response; Pfr; Pfr P; phy B; phyA; phyB 1; phytochrome A; phytochrome B; phytochrome mutants; phytochrome photoequilibrium; Pr; R; R absorbing form of phytochrome; red light; seed germination; very low fluence response; VLFR

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0028855133     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(11)82059-6     Document Type: Article

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