Efficiency of light energy used by leaves situated in different levels of a sweet pepper canopy

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 711, Issue , 2006, Pages 201-205

  Dueck, Th A ^a   Grashoff, C ^a   Broekhuijsen, G ^a   Marcelis, L F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Light interception; Photosynthesis; Sweet pepper; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 33749244447     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.711.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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