Plant Physiology 67:733-739 (1981)
© 1981 American Society of Plant Biologists
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Phytochrome Control of Two Low-Irradiance Responses in Etiolated Oat Seedlings 1
Dina F. Mandoli and
Winslow R. Briggs
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 290 Panama Street, Stanford, California 94305
Light-induced coleoptile stimulation and mesocotyl suppression in etiolated Avena sativa (cv. Lodi) has been quantitated. Etiolated seedlings showed the greatest response to light when they were illuminated 48 to 56 hours after imbibition. Two low-irradiance photoresponses for each tissue have been described. Red light was 10 times more effective than green and 1,000 times more effective than far red light in evoking these responses. The first response, which resulted in a 45% mesocotyl suppression and 30% coleoptile stimulation, had a threshold at 10–14 einsteins per square centimeter and was saturated at 3.0 x 10–12 einsteins per square centimeter of red light. This very low-irradiance response could be induced by red, green, or far red light and was not photoreversible. Reciprocity failed if the duration of the red illumination exceeded 10 minutes. The low-irradiance response which resulted in 80% mesocotyl suppression and 60% coleoptile stimulation, had a threshold at 10–10 einsteins per square centimeter and was saturated at 3.0 x 10–8 einsteins per square centimeter of red light. A complete low-irradiance response could be induced by either red or green light but not by far red light. This response could be reversed by a far red dose 30 times greater than that of the initial red dose for both coleoptiles and mesocotyls. Reciprocity failed if the duration of the red illumination exceeded 170 minutes. Both of these responses can be explained by the action of phytochrome.
1 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology, Publication No. 707.
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