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Analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana Growth Behavior in Different Light Qualities
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Photocontrol of development by Stigmatella aurantiaca
Journal of Bacteriology
|June 1, 1980
Abstract:
Aggregation and fruiting body formation by Stigmatella aurantiaca were stimulated most effectively by low irradiances of blue light between 400 and 500 nm. At higher irradiances, other wavelengths of light, including those in the far-red region of the spectrum, were also effective.
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