RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Phytochrome-mediated Carotenoids Biosynthesis in Ripening Tomatoes
JF Plant Physiology
JO Plant Physiol.
FD American Society of Plant Biologists
SP 452
OP 453
DO 10.1104/pp.56.3.452
VO 56
IS 3
A1 Thomas, Ronnie L.
A1 Jen, Joseph J.
YR 1975
UL http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/56/3/452.abstract
AB Red light induced and far red light inhibited carotenoid biosynthesis in ripening tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) when compared to controls kept in the dark. Red illumination following far red illumination reversed the inhibitory action of far red light on carotenoid biosynthesis, suggesting a phytochrome-mediated process. Quantitation of individual carotenoids favored the hypothesis of two separate carotenoid biosynthetic pathways in tomatoes.