Blue and green are frequently seen: Responses of seeds to short- and mid-wavelength light

Seed Science Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-35

  Goggin, Danica E ^a   Steadman, Kathryn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

blue light; dormancy; green light; photoreceptor; seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856475231     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258511000444     Document Type: Review

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