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Red light means on for phosphorus

Nature Plants volume 4, pages 983–984 (2018)Cite this article

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Light is a critical environmental factor that influences nutrient uptake in roots and the subsequent use of nutrients, which is necessary to sustain plant growth. The positive effect of red light on phosphorus uptake has now been defined, along with the pivotal role of the phytochrome-B signalling cascades that mediate this effect.

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Fig. 1: Schematic representation of the systemic regulatory pathways controlling phosphorus uptake in plants.

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Rouached, H. Red light means on for phosphorus. Nature Plants 4, 983–984 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0300-0

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