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EVIDENCE was found in previous work with X. pennsylvanicum1,2 that an endogenous rhythm which influenced the behaviour of the stomata occurred in darkness. The rhythm was shown to be highly sensitive to light and, at 27° C., 10 lux given instead of darkness with sufficient to delay its progress1.
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MANSFIELD, T. Stomatal Sensitivity to Low-Intensity Illumination in Xanthium pennsylvanicum. Nature 195, 514–515 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195514a0
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