Effects of Various Radiant Sources on Plant Growth (Part 2)

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
NII recode ID (NCID) AA0068709X
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In Part 2 of this report, we analyzed the spectrum distribution of several high intensity discharge lamps, in which the spectrum values were multiplied by the average values for 4 different photosynthesis curves developed by McCree(1972) and Inada(1976), and we calculated the photoelectric conversion efficiency expressed as the plant growth radiant efficiency. As a result, we confirmed the high effectiveness of high pressure sodium lamps for plant growth within the PAR range of wavelengths, and concluded that a metal halide lamp 3,500 K (150 W high color rendering index type) was a suitable light source for indoor maintenance of ornamental plants. We also analyzed the light quality within the PAR range of different artificial light sources, by using the R/B and R/FR ratios as a reference to photomorphogenesis.

Date of issued
Creator Shinji TAZAWA
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NII resource type vocabulary Journal Article
Volume 33
Issue 3
spage 177
epage 183
Language eng

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