Effects of ultraviolet irradiation on growth and pigmentation in seedlings

1 December 1980

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant and Cell Physiology

Vol. 21 (8) , 1559-1571
https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/21.8.1559

Abstract

Dark-germinated seedlings of maize, radish, soybean, cucumber and eggplant were grown for 2 or 3 days under ultraviolet light, and the differential effects of UV according to wavelength regions were evaluated.

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