Title
Effect of the light colour on the rooting of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) shoot cuttings
Autor
Beata Głowacka
Keywords
tomato cuttings, adventitious roots, artificial light, fluorescent lamps
Abstract
Cuttings of tomato ‘Recento F1’ cultivar were rooted in water, placed under fluorescent lamps emitted daylight, yellow, green, blue and white light with quantum irradiance 57 ?mol m-2s-1. The rooting rate and quality of roots were investigated. It was observed a favourable influence of the blue, daylight and white light on the length, number and mass of roots. Yellow and green light influenced unfavourable on the mass and number of roots.
Pages
83-91
Cite
Głowacka, B. (2002). Effect of the light colour on the rooting of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) shoot cuttings. Acta Sci. Pol. Hortorum Cultus, 1(2), 83-91.
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