Measurements show that dense leaf canopies transmit very little radiation in the wavelengths 400-700 nm and many times as much radiation in the longer wavelengths.It is shown that germination of seeds requiring either light or darkness can be inhibited under a dense canopy but the ecological importance of this phenomenon is not proved.
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