Developmental and physiological responses of tomato and cucumber to additional blue light

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 711, Issue , 2006, Pages 291-296

  Ménard, Claudine ^a   Dorais, Martine ^a   Hovi, Tiina ^b   Gosselin, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; LED; Photoperiod; Photosynthesis; Supplemental lighting

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33749236796     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.711.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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