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Phytochrome Distribution in Johnsongrass Rhizomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

S.O. Duke  and
R.D. Williams
S.O. Duke
Affiliation:
South. Weed Sci. Lab., Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., Stoneville, MS 38776
R.D. Williams
Affiliation:
South. Weed Sci. Lab., Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., Stoneville, MS 38776
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Abstract

Phytochrome was assayed in vivo in the rhizomes of 12 to 14-week old johnsongrass [Sorghum halapense (L.) Pers.] plants. The phytochrome levels decreased basipetally from the apex through the eighth node. The decrease was logarithmic on a dry weight basis, but less rapid on a per segment basis. On a dry weight basis, higher phytochrome measurements were obtained with samples from the interior of the rhizome than from the external regions. The far-red absorbing form of phytochrome (Pfr) was shown to be very labile at 25 C in johnsongrass rhizomes. These results provide a basis for examining photomorphogenic responses of rhizomes to light and for correlating these responses to phytochrome photophysiology.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , May 1977 , pp. 229 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © 1977 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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