Spectral Distribution of Light in a Tobacco Canopy and Effects of End-of-Day Light Quality on Growth and Development
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- 1 June 1971
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 47 (6) , 775-778
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.47.6.775
Abstract
Shifts in spectral distribution of light were determined within and below a canopy of field-grown burley tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Burley 21). The leaves transmitted much far red light relative to red and blue light. Thus, shaded leaves received more far red light, relative to red and blue, than was received by unshaded leaves. Under field conditions, tobacco plants within rows grew taller than did those at the west end of rows.Keywords
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