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phytochrome

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004940

A bluish conjugated plant pigment protein that exists in two forms, Pr and Pfr, that absorbs red light and then initiates physiological responses such as germination, growth and flowering.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004940
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoplant pigments; plant proteins; photoperiodism
TranslationsSpanish: fitocroma
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004940",
  "term": "phytochrome",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A bluish conjugated plant pigment protein that exists in two forms, Pr and Pfr, that absorbs red light and then initiates physiological responses such as germination, growth and flowering.",
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "plant pigments",
    "plant proteins",
    "photoperiodism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fitocroma"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/phytochrome/"
}

Record 4,940 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.