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. 2014 Mar;26(3):846.
doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.124727. Epub 2014 Mar 18.

Cryptochromes and seed dormancy: the molecular mechanism of blue light inhibition of grain germination

Nancy Hofmann  1
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Cryptochromes and seed dormancy: the molecular mechanism of blue light inhibition of grain germination

Nancy Hofmann. Plant Cell. 2014 Mar.
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Cryptochrome mediates BL promotion of grain dormancy. Left: Barley grain at different stages of germination (photo credit: Rosemary White, CSIRO Plant Industry). Right: In dormant barley grain, BL enhances the ABA content to inhibit germination. (Adapted from Barrero et al. [2014], Figure 8.)
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