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Action Spectrum of the Photoinduced Sexual Stage in the Fungus Nectria haematococca Berk. and Br. var cucurbitae (Snyder and Hansen) Dingley ^1,2

^a Department of Botany, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

An action spectrum was determined for the photoinduced formation of perithecia in a homothallic strain of Nectria haematococca Berk. and Br. var. cucurbitae (Snyder and Hansen) Dingley. Dose-response curves for perithecial formation were obtained from 340 to 510 nanometers at 10-nanometer intervals. Radiation longer than 510 nanometers was not effective for inducing perithecial formation. The action spectrum indicated peaks of activity near 360, 440, and 480 nanometers with shoulders near 420 and 460 nanometers. Minima occurred near 350 nanometers, 390 to 410 nanometers, and 470 nanometers. The general shape of this action spectrum appears to be similar to those obtained for many different near ultraviolet-blue-sensitive organisms in which a flavoprotein molecule was postulated to be the photoreceptor.

² Scientific Article No. A 1710; Contribution No. 4473 of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station.