Continuous fluorescent illumination enhances growth and fruiting of pepper

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 862-865

  Masuda, Masaharu ^a   Murage, Ephraim N ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum L.; Closed system; Continuous illumination

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FRUITING; GERMINATION; ILLUMINATION; LEAF WEIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX; PLANT GROWTH;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0032413651     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.67.862     Document Type: Article

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