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. 1975 Sep;56(3):452-3.
doi: 10.1104/pp.56.3.452.

Phytochrome-mediated Carotenoids Biosynthesis in Ripening Tomatoes

R L Thomas  1 , J J Jen
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Phytochrome-mediated Carotenoids Biosynthesis in Ripening Tomatoes

R L Thomas et al. Plant Physiol. 1975 Sep.

Abstract

Red light induced and far red light inhibited carotenoid biosynthesis in ripening tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) when compared to controls kept in the dark. Red illumination following far red illumination reversed the inhibitory action of far red light on carotenoid biosynthesis, suggesting a phytochrome-mediated process. Quantitation of individual carotenoids favored the hypothesis of two separate carotenoid biosynthetic pathways in tomatoes.

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