Responses of free running leaf movements to light, in particular to red and far red light during sunrise and sunset

Floral initiation inLolium temulentumL.:

Floral initiation inLolium temulentumL.: the role of phytochrome in the responses to red and far-red light

✍ R. W. K. Holland; Daphne Vince 📂 Article 📅 1971 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 590 KB

The possibility that phytochrome is involved in the promotion of flowering by far-red light was investigated. The addition of far-red (FR) to a day extension with red (R) light promotes inflorescence initiation in Lolium. A 2-hour interruption with darkness also promoted flowering compared with the