Exclusion of far red light by photoselective greenhouse films reduces height of vegetable seedlings

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 631, Issue , 2004, Pages 193-199

  Rajapakse, N C ^a   Li, S ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse covers; Photomorphogenesis; Plant growth regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644440260     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.631.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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