Depends on what the effect is... if it impacts products of photosynthesis, that is highly mobile and will go where the greatest use is. if it's a reaction on the surface causing something, then it'll probably be local...
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The red wavelengths definitely promote longer internodes.. there may be some initial research on other stuff but i'm not aware and i mostly ignore 'initial studies' as most of those fail to hold up to skepticism. The other thing to take note of is scale of effect.. just because something is measurable .beyond normal volatility, doesn't mean it's of a scale anyone should bother with.
I like my 'warmer' lights which have more red in them, but i've also been using some "cooler" 3300K lights the last several years and everything seems in scale and of similar outcome. It bugged me at first, but now i don't give a shit, lol... sometimes beliefs get in the way of reality.