Dark-grown wheat seedlings decelerated extension growth after light exposure, with a mean latency of 10.4 minutes.

light · growth · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

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1. no effect
   Red light irradiation for 3 minutes did not change total growth of 30 to 38 mm coleoptiles during a 24-hour dark incubation compared with dark-grown coleoptiles.

   Effects of Red Light on the Growth of Intact Wheat and Barley Coleoptiles · 1975 · compared with dark-grown coleoptiles

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2. no effect
   Far-red light did not reverse the rapid effect of red light on growth, even when given 4 seconds after red light.

   Rapid Suppression of Extension Growth in Dark-Grown Wheat Seedlings by Red Light · 1985

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3. positive
   Increasing supplemental blue light increased shoot dry matter.

   Photomorphogenesis, photosynthesis, and seed yield of wheat plants grown under red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with and without supplemental blue lighting · 1997

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4. positive
   The light treatment during boot stage gave 22% more biomass than controls.

   Sink-limitation to yield and biomass: a summary of some investigations in spring wheat · 2005 · compared with controls

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5. positive
   Extra light promoted grain growth more at high temperature.

   The influence of temperature and light intensity on grain growth in relation to the carbohydrate and nitrogen economy of the wheat plant. · 1977 · compared with low temp.

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6. positive
   Wheat grown under red-white (R + W) light had the lowest lignin in inedible biomass.

   Growth, Photosynthetic Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Biomass Yield and Quality of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Exposed to LED Light Sources with Different Spectra Combinations · 2014

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7. positive
   Increasing light intensity raised leaf initiation, emergence and expansion rates.

   LEAF GROWTH IN MARQUIS WHEAT, AS REGULATED BY TEMPERATURE, LIGHT INTENSITY, AND DAYLENGTH · 1962

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8. positive
   Wheat single leaf area rose 48% at 50% irradiance relative to full light.

   Wheat and barley can increase grain yield in shade through acclimation of physiological and morphological traits in Mediterranean conditions · 2019 · compared with full light

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