Effects of light quality and photosynthetic photon flux on growth and carotenoid pigments in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 907, Issue , 2011, Pages 105-110

  Li, J ^a   Hikosaka, S ^b   Goto, E ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cultivar; Irradiation level; Lutein; carotene

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 80053342190     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.907.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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