An Investigation of the Importance of Transpiration Gradients in the Control of Phototropic Curvature in Coleoptiles of Avena sativa

1 January 1982

journal article
research article
Published by CSIRO Publishing in Functional Plant Biology

Vol. 9 (5) , 583-586
https://doi.org/10.1071/pp9820583

Abstract

The coleoptiles of Avena sativa bend towards blue light whether they are submerged or in air. The pattern of differential growth causing curvature is similar in both cases. These measurements support previous observations and argue against a role for transpiration in phototropism.

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