Evidence for yellow light suppression of lettuce growth

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 208-212

  Dougher, Tracy A O ^a   Bugbee, Bruce ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HALIDE; PHYTOCHROME; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY MASS; GROWTH INHIBITION; LETTUCE; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PHOTOTROPISM; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; RED LIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER;

CHLOROPHYLL; LETTUCE; LIGHT; PHOTOBIOLOGY;

LACTUCA;

EID: 0035263195     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0208:EFYLSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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