Both phytochrome A and phytochrome B are required for the normal expression of phototropism in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 278-282

  Janoudi, Abdul Kader ^a   Konjević, Radomir ^b   Whitelam, Garry ^c   Gordon, William ^d   Poff, Kenneth L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Blue light; Enhancement; Phototropism; Phytochrome; Time threshold

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0030864694     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.1010204.x     Document Type: Article

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