The potential use of photoperiod during transplant production under artificial lighting conditions on floral development and bolting, using spinach as a model

HortScience

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-45

  Kim, Hyeon Hye ^a,c   Chun, Changhoo ^a   Kozai, Toyoki ^a   Fuse, Junya ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed system; Hydroponics; Spinacia oleracea

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0033956252     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.35.1.43     Document Type: Article

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