Abstract
All life on earth is fuelled by sunlight. In order to harvest the light quanta most successfully in the process of photosynthesis, plants must adapt to the light conditions of their particular habitat. In fact, development of photoautotrophic higher plants is ‘opportunistic’ in the sense that the developmental process is in part controlled by light. It is only the basic developmental patterns of plant construction which are strictly determined by the genes; within these limits fine tuning of developmental events is controlled by the actual light climate at the site where the plant has to grow (Mohr 1982).
In this chapter only intact higher plants will be considered. Results obtained with plant suspension cultures will be dealt with in Chapter 5.6.
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Mohr, H., 1980. Interaction between blue light and phytochrome in photomorphogenesis. In: The Blue Light Syndrome, Senger, H. ed., pp. 97–118, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Mohr, H. and Drumm-Herrel, H., 1983. Coaction between phytochrome and blue/UV light in anthocyanin synthesis in seedlings. Physiol. Plant. 58, 408–414.
Mohr, H., 1984. Criteria for photoreceptor involvement. In: Techniques in Photomorphogenesis, Smith, H. and Holmes, M. G. eds., pp. 13–42, Academic Press, London.
Mohr, H., Drumm-Herrel, H., and Oelmüller, R., 1984. Coaction of phytochrome and blue/UV light photoreceptors. In: Blue Light Effects in Biological Systems, Senger, H. ed., pp. 6–19, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Schäfer, E. and Haupt, W., 1983. Blue-light effects in phytochrome-mediated responses. In: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, New Series, 16B, Photomorphogenesis, Shropshire, Jr., W. and Mohr, H. eds., pp. 723–744, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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Mohr, H. (1986). Coaction between pigment systems. In: Kendrick, R.E., Kronenberg, G.H.M. (eds) Photomorphogenesis in plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2624-5_23
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