Effect of light quality on the growth of lettuce in low light

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 618, Issue , 2003, Pages 183-192

  Dougher, Tracy A O ^a   Moore, Cheryl L ^a   Gough, Robert E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactuca sativa; Photomorphogenesis; Photoselective filters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879651330     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.618.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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