Artificial light from light emitting diodes (LEDs) with a high portion of blue light results in shorter poinsettias compared to high pressure sodium (HPS) lamps

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 147, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-143

  Islam, M Ashraful ^a   Kuwar, Goutam ^a   Clarke, Jihong Liu ^b   Blystad, Dag Ragnar ^b   Gislerød, Hans Ragnar ^a   Olsen, Jorunn E ^a   Torre, Sissel ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cryptochrome; Light quality; Phytochrome; Poinsettia; Postproduction; Shoot elongation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; CHLOROPHYLL; COLOR; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; DRY MATTER; FLOWERING; GROWTH REGULATOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOGENESIS; PHOTOPERIOD; PIGMENT; SHOOT GROWTH; STEM;

EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 84867019736     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.08.034     Document Type: Article

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