Far-red light absorbing photoselective plastic films affect growth and flowering of chrysanthemum cultivars

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 284-287

  Li, Shumin ^a   Rajapakse, Nihal C ^a   Young, Roy E ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Photomorphogenesis; Plant growth regulation; R:FR ratios; Spectral filters

Indexed keywords

DYES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHOTOSELECTIVE PLASTIC FILMS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM X MORIFOLIUM; DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 0037800431     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.2.284     Document Type: Article

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