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Some Properties of Phytochrome

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Lectures on Photomorphogenesis
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Light controls development and morphogenesis in higher plants through the action of the pigment phytochrome.

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  • Furuya, M.: Biochemistry and physiology of phytochrome. Progr. Phytochem. 1, 347. London: Interscience Publishers 1968.

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  • Kroes, H.H.: A Study of Phytochrome, its Isolation, Structure and Photochemical Transformations. Wageningen: H. Veenman and Zonen N.V. 1970.

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  • Rollin, P.: Phytochrome, Photomorphogénèse et Photopériodisme. Paris: Masson, 1970.

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  • Siegelman, H.W.: Phytochrome. In: The Physiology of Plant Growth and Development (M.B. Wilkins, edit.). London: McGraw-Hill 1969.

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Mohr, H. (1972). Some Properties of Phytochrome. In: Lectures on Photomorphogenesis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65418-3_2

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