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PJB-1972-5

PHOTOTROPIC RESPONSE OF DECAPITATED COLEOPTILES

S.M. NAQVI, R. ANSARI AND S.M. SHERE
Abstract

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Unilateral illumination of decapitated coleoptiles of Avena and Zea, in the first positive nge, showed phototropic response when supplied with indoleacetic acid. These observations are in- rprted as support for the hypothesis that the primary effect of light is to impair the basipetal movement ' the auxin.

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