Abstract
Nitrogen, as KNO3 or NH4NO3, can inhibit the photoinduction of protoperithecia in Neurospora crassa when present in the medium at a high concentration but does not inhibit the photoinduction of carotenoids. The point at which the presence of high nitrogen levels is no longer inhibitory is 5 h after illumination.
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Abbreviations
- al :
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albino mutant
- wc :
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white-collar mutant
- WM:
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Westergaard and Mitchell (1947) medium
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Dedicated to Professor Wilhelm Nultsch in honour of his 60th birthday
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Sommer, T., Degli-Innocenti, F. & Russo, V.E.A. Role of nitrogen in the photoinduction of protoperithecia and carotenoids in Neurospora crassa . Planta 170, 205–208 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00397889
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