Year: 1994
Type: supplementary-materials
Abstract: The experiment was conducted to determine the effects of CO, enrichment (900 μl·liter -1 , 8 hours/day) in combination with supplementary lighting of 100 μmol·s -1 ·m -2 (16-h photoperiod) on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedling growth in the greenhouse and subsequent yield in the field. Enrichment with CO 2 and supplementary lighting for ≈ 3 weeks before transplanting increased accumulation of dry matter in shoots by ≈ 50% compared with the control, while root dry weight increased 49% for tomato and 6270 for pepper. Early yields increased by =1570 and 11% for tomato and pepper, respectively.
Source: HortScience
Institutions: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Université Laval
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2188745520