. Readings in evolution, genetics, and eugenics. Evolution; Heredity; Eugenics. 314 READINGS IN EVOLUTION, GENETICS, AND EUGENICS In short, according to Klebs, in comparison with normal white light, the production of organic substances, such as starch and sugar, is TABLE I Chemical Composition of Three Plants of Sedum Spectabile Grown in White, Red, and Blue Light Substance Ash Sugar Caldum malate Free nitrogen Starch , Crude protein White II .04 S-33 Red 15-40 3-66 Blue diminished under the influence of blue light as
. Readings in evolution, genetics, and eugenics. Evolution; Heredity; Eugenics. 314 READINGS IN EVOLUTION, GENETICS, AND EUGENICS In short, according to Klebs, in comparison with normal white light, the production of organic substances, such as starch and sugar, is TABLE I Chemical Composition of Three Plants of Sedum Spectabile Grown in White, Red, and Blue Light Substance Ash Sugar Caldum malate Free nitrogen Starch , Crude protein White II .04 S-33 Red 15-40 3-66 Blue diminished under the influence of blue light as microchemical and macrochemical tests distinctly show. In consequence of this dimin- ished assimilation of carbon dioxide the rosettes become purely. Fig. 52.—^Above the diurnal peacock butterfly {Vanessa io), and below, forms produced by subjecting the pupae to unusual temperatures. {From Babcock and Clausen, after Goldschmidt.) vegetative. In red Ught the carbon assimilation is greater than in blue hght but less than in white. These experiments prove that the transformation of a plant "ripe to flower" into a vegetative one. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Newman, Horatio Hackett, b. 1875. Chicago : University of Chicago Press
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