Function of Light in the Light-induced Geotropic Response in Zea Roots.
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چکیده
The light doses just above the threshold energy value for inducing the geotropic responsiveness in the roots of Zea mays L., cv. Golden Cross Bantam 70, caused a drastic rise in the NADPH level and a drop in the NADP level in 2-millimeter root tips. Some reducing agents lowered the threshold energy value up to about one-third of the control. From these results, we deduce that light may exert two functions in the geotropic response of Zea primary roots, one being the photochemical transformation of a photoreceptor and the other being the induction of a reduction state in the tissue.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Plant physiology
دوره 67 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981