Comparison of light-emitting diode and high-pressure sodium light treatments for hydroponics growth of Boston lettuce

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-482

  Martineau, Vincent ^a   Lefsrud, Mark ^a   Naznin, Most Tahera ^a   Kopsell, Dean A ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antheraxanthin; Chlorophyll a and b; Energy lactuca sativa var. capitata; Greenhouse; HPS; LED; Light; Lutein; Neoxanthin; Phytochemicals; Violaxanthin; carotene

Indexed keywords

CAPITATA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84861304435     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.4.477     Document Type: Article

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