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Role of nitrogen in the photoinduction of protoperithecia and carotenoids in Neurospora crassa

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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 :

albino mutant

wc :

white-collar mutant

WM:

Westergaard and Mitchell (1947) medium

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  1. Abt. Trautner, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Genetik, Ihnestrasse 73, D-1000, Berlin 33, Federal Republic of Germany

    Th. Sommer, F. Degli-Innocenti & V. E. A. Russo

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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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