Red light

[brian99]

About twenty years ago, a scientist was using red light to cause rapid germination of seeds. I think his results were published in a magazine called Scientific American. He had beans sprout in as little as 8 hours. Any ideas about where I can find furthur info?

[blade]

There is a huge amount of literature about various wavelengths of light and their influence on germination. If you send me your mailing address, I can send you some technical papers. Stan Blade Director, CDC North stanford.blade@agric.gov.ab.ca