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Effects of Timings and Light Intensities of Supplemental Red Light on the Growth Characteristics of Cucumber and Tomato Plug Seedlings  

Zhang, Cheng-Hao (Division of Applied Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Chun, Ik-Jo (School of Bioresource Sciences, Andong National University)
Park, Yong-Chul (Division of Biological Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Il-Seop (Division of Applied Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.12, no.4, 2003 , pp. 173-179 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was established to control the overgrowth of cucumber and tomato plug seedlings by controlling of irradiation timings light intensities of red (R) light. Compared with the control, end-of-day (EOD) timing of R irradiation significantly reduced the seeding heights by 21.3% and 14.2% in cucumber and tomato, respectively. In addition, both plant seedlings treated with R light at EOD timing had the thickest stem diameter. Tomato seedlings treated with R light at EOD showed th highest chlorophyll content and the smallest leaf size. Dry weights of above ground plant tissue in both plant seedlings were significantly reduced by EOD R light treatment. And both plant seedlings treated with EOD treatment had the lowest T/R ratio, and the highest compactness rates. The increased intensities of R light resulted in the shorter plant heights in cucumber and tomato plant seedlings. It also reduced the length of hypocotyls and internodes and the size of leaves in the both seedlings. Elevated R light intensities tended to increase the stem diameter and chlorophyll contents. Dry weights of above ground plant tissue and roots in both plant seedlings were reduced by the elevated R irradiation. Cucumber seedlings treated with 2 and 8 $mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ and tomato seedlings treated with 8 ${\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ had significantly lower T/R ratio the other treatments tested.
Keywords
Cucumis sativus L.; Lycopersicum esculentum Mill; T/R ratio; compactness;
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