Effect of Light Quality on Development of Fruiting Bodies of Panus Fragilis.

Abstract

Under a system that permits mass screening of mycelia within bands of the visible spectrum, fruit bodies initiated and developed in two light bands (387-400 nm and 425-430 nm) in axenic culture. Either or both of these light bands will trigger fruitbody initiation at as low an energy level as 0.2 K (1 K = 1,000 microwatts/sq cm). Maturation of sporocarp and hymenium requires an energy level of no less than 1.8 K in at least one of these two bands, and consistent production of mature sporocarps requires 3.0 K at one or both peaks. The presence or absence of energy in other wavelengths of the visible spectrum has no detectable effect on either the initiation or maturation of the sporocarp. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044581

Entities

People

  • John G. Palmer
  • Orson K. Miller Jr.

Organizations

  • Forest Products Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellulose Acetates
  • Chemistry
  • Culture Techniques
  • Energy Levels
  • Forests
  • Fungi
  • Identification
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Maturation
  • Monochromatic Light
  • Mycology
  • Spectra
  • United States
  • Visible Spectra
  • Wood

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Spectroscopy.