Opposing Actions of Light in Seed Germination of Poa pratensis and Amaranthus arenicola
- 1 December 1968
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 43 (12), 2023-2028
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.43.12.2023
Abstract
Action spectra were measured for suppression of germination of Poa pratensis L. and Amaranthus arenicola I. M. Johnston seed under prolonged or continuous irradiation. The action maxima for both types of seeds are near 720 nm. The maxima are unchanged in position or magnitude in the presence of radiation in the region of 600 to 670 nm adequate to maintain phytochrome predominantly in the far-red-absorbing form. A reversible potentiation of germination to change in form of phytochrome was observed for both seeds. The bearing of these findings on a high-energy regulatory light response is discussed.Keywords
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