Influence of light quality, PPFD and temperature on leaf chlorosis of eggplants grown under continuous illumination

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 68, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 73-82

  Murage, Ephraim N ^a   Watashiro, Noriko ^a   Masuda, Masaharu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon metabolism; Chlorophyll; Chlorosis; Continuous illumination; Eggplant; Light quality; PPFD; Solanum melongena; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030951377     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(96)00953-3     Document Type: Article

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