Reaching out of the shade

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Cucumber is such a nice species for visualization…
Plant on the left is in control white light, whereas the plant on the right is in white light supplemented with far-red light. Far-red light is reflected by plants and evaluated by neighbors as a cue for the presence of surrounding competitors that cast shade.
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