Increasing productivity of sweet pepper with interlighting

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 711, Issue , 2006, Pages 165-170

  Hovi Pekkanen, Tiina ^a   Näkkilä, Juha ^a   Tahvonen, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Artificial lighting; Capsicum annuum; Greenhouse; Supplemental lighting; Year round production; Yield

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 33749265839     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.711.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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