Spectral effects of three types of white light-emitting diodes on plant growth and development: Absolute versus relative amounts of blue light

HortScience

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 504-509

  Cope, Kevin R ^a   Bugbee, Bruce ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycine max; Light emitting diodes; Photobiology; Radish; Raphanus sativus; Soybean; Stem elongation; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84876556245     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.48.4.504     Document Type: Article

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