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Photomodulation of growth

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Photomorphogenesis in Plants

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Light, and its balance, has a remarkable influence on the growth and form of plants. In the dark, the new growth of plants develops a peculiar appearance: stems become long and spindly, leaves remain folded and small, and the apical part of the stem often forms a hook (Fig.1). Such an appearance is referred to as etiolated. Other characteristics of etiolation include suppressed chloroplast development, reduced pigmentation (both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic pigments), and reduced levels of many enzymes and other substances. In this chapter the modulation plant size and shape by light is examined.

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  1. Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

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  1. Department of Plant Physiology, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    R. E. Kendrick  & G. H. M. Kronenberg  & 

  2. Laboratory for Photoperception and Signal Transduction, Frontier Research Program, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako City, Saitama, Japan

    R. E. Kendrick

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Cosgrove, D.J. (1994). Photomodulation of growth. In: Kendrick, R.E., Kronenberg, G.H.M. (eds) Photomorphogenesis in Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1884-2_22

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