An unusual effect of the far-red absorbing form of phytochrome: Photoinhibition of seed germination inBromus sterilis L. - Planta

Seeds ofBromus sterilis L. germinated between 80–100% in darkness at 15° C but were inhibited by exposure to white or red light for 8 h per day. Exposure to far-red light resulted in germination similar to, or less than, that of seeds maintained in darkness. Germination is not permanently inhibited…