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This paper deals with the role of light in the germination of akinetes of Anabaena azollae. The two maxima action spectra are situated at 385 and 615 nm and the stimulation of the germination process by photosynthate was confirmed. The photoreceptor absorbing at 385 nm was identified as a flavin and that at 615 nm as a phytochrome. A model is suggested for the mode of action of light in the germination of akinetes of blue-green algae.
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Kezhi, B., Guoliang, W. & Cheng, C. Studies on the mechanism of light-dependent germination of akinetes of blue-green algae. Hydrobiologia 123, 89–91 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006618
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