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IN the course of investigations into the cytological and anatomical aspects of etiolation in Vicia faba L. (broad bean), experiments were carried out to determine the stage at which the germinating seeds first become sensitive to light in regard to subsequent development of the internodes.
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LANE, G., BUTLER, R. Effect of a Single Light Exposure on Germinating Broad Bean Seeds. Nature 181, 1080–1081 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811080a0
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