LEDs: Blue & far-red light

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April 10, 2019 - Author: Yujin Park and Erik Runkle

Part 3 of a 5-part series summarizes results from an indoor lighting experiment with floriculture crop seedlings, where we determined whether blue light could nullify the effects of far red on stem elongation, without inhibiting flowering.

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Tags: annual bedding plants, floriculture, light management in greenhouses and controlled environments

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Erik Runkle

Erik Runkle
runkleer@msu.edu

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