Interacting effects of photoperiod and photosynthetic photon flux on net carbon assimilation and starch accumulation in potato leaves

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 264-268

  Stutte, Gary W ^a   Yorio, Neil C ^a   Wheeler, Raymond M ^b  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Carbohydrate metabolism; CELSS; Controlled ecological life support system; Controlled environment; Photosynthesis; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; NASA CENTER KSC; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NASA DISCIPLINE NUMBER 61-20; NASA PROGRAM ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PHOTON; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT LEAF; POTATO; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

NASA CENTER KSC; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NASA DISCIPLINE NUMBER 61-20; NASA PROGRAM ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; LIGHT; PHOTONS; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STARCH;

EID: 0030089962     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.2.264     Document Type: Article

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