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RECENTLY, inhibitory effects of white light on germination of wild oats with natural dormancy1,2 and with dormancy induced by previous immersion in water3 have been reported. To test the effect of quality of light on the germination of wild oats, white light at 440 foot-candles was provided by tungsten plus standard cool white fluorescent lamps. Infra-red filters and coloured ‘Cellophane’ were used to isolate the blue, red and infra-red parts of the spectrum. The temperature in each Petri dish was 24.5 ± 0.5° C.
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CUMMING, B., HAY, J. Light and Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua L.). Nature 182, 609–610 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182609a0
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