Growth and plant morphology of cucumis sativus and fuchsia x hybrid are influenced by light quality during the photoperiod and by diurnal temperature alternations

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 580, Issue , 2002, Pages 229-234

  Moe, R ^a   Morgan, L ^a   Grindal, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cucumber; DIF; Dry matter; Flowering; Phytochrome; Red far red ratio; Stem elongation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248592963     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.580.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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