Articles
A DEMONSTRATION OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF MODIFICATION OF LIGHT SPECTRAL QUALITY IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS
Article number
711_42
Pages
309 – 314
Language
English
Abstract
There are now a range of horticultural cladding plastics that alter the spectral balance of sunlight reaching the crop.
We studied the responses of a range of horticultural crops to such plastics.
A plastic which increased the ratio of red: far red reaching the crop provided effective growth regulation in many crops, but reduced growth is clearly undesirable in crops where biomass yield is the key agronomic output.
We studied the responses of a range of horticultural crops to such plastics.
A plastic which increased the ratio of red: far red reaching the crop provided effective growth regulation in many crops, but reduced growth is clearly undesirable in crops where biomass yield is the key agronomic output.
Authors
J.P. Moore, N.D. Paul, R.J. Jacobson
Keywords
ultraviolet radiation, spectral modification, red:far red ratio, plant biomass, crop quality, herb oils
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