Articles
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE GROWTH OF ASPARAGUS SEEDLINGS
Article number
271_63
Pages
451 – 456
Language
Abstract
The growth of 4 cultivars of seedling asparagus was measured at 8 different temperatures in controlled climate.
It was found that dry matter accumulation peaked at about 25C, but that a day/night differential of 10C resulted in increased growth at mean temperatures of 15 and 20C, but reduced growth at a mean temperature of 25C, when compared with growing the plants at a constant temperature.
It was found that dry matter accumulation peaked at about 25C, but that a day/night differential of 10C resulted in increased growth at mean temperatures of 15 and 20C, but reduced growth at a mean temperature of 25C, when compared with growing the plants at a constant temperature.
It was found that the use of an allometric relationship between shoot and roots could provide a useful measure of dry matter distribution, irrespective of size of plant.
The allometric relationships varied not only with cultivar, but also with temperature.
Publication
Authors
A.R. Hughes, M.A. Nichols, D.J. Woolley
Keywords
Online Articles (71)