Hh binds to Ptc, causing Ptc to be endocytosed from the cell surface and degraded, relieving the inhibition of Smo.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Phytochrome responses fall into three major categories based on the amount of light they require: very low fluence responses (VLFRs), low-fluence responses (LFRs), and high-irradiance responses (HIRs).

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

VLFRs are non-photoreversible.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Arabidopsis seeds can be induced to germinate with red light in the range of 0.001 to 0.1 μmol m–2 at very-low-fluence responses (VLFRs).

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

LFRs is found at red region (660 nm) and (720 nm) includes processes such as the promotion of lettuce seed germination, inhibition of hypocotyl elongation, and regulation of leaf movements.

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A brief pulse of red light will induce a response, provided that the light is sufficiently bright, and conversely, very dim light will work if the irradiation time is long enough. 

This reciprocal relationship between fluence rate and time is known as the law of reciprocity

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

VLFRs and LFRs both obey the law of reciprocity