Effect of White LED Light on the Growth of Apple Seedlings in Controlled Environment System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
2.2. Preliminary Temperature Treatment
2.3. Treatment (Light Effect)
2.4. Measurement of Plant Growth Parameters
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | Survival Rate (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
0 DAT | 7 DAT | 20 DAT | |
T1 | 100 z a y | 95.0 b | 95.0 a |
T2 | 100 a | 100 a | 97.4 a |
T3 | 100 a | 92.1 b | 84.0 c |
Treatment | Leaf (cm) | Stem Diameter (mm) | SPAD (Value) | Fresh Weight (g) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Width | Shoot | Root | |||
T1 | 3.0 z b y | 1.8 b | 1.74 a | 30.1 a | 2.93 a | 0.38 a |
T2 | 3.7 a | 2.4 a | 1.73 a | 29.6 a | 2.99 a | 0.37 a |
T3 | 3.5 a | 2.4 a | 1.56 b | 31.6 a | 2.98 a | 0.38 a |
Treatment | PPFD (μmol·m−2·s−1) | ||
---|---|---|---|
0–10 Days | 11–20 Days | 21–30 Days | |
L1 | 100 | 250 | 500 |
L2 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
L3 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
L4 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
L5 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Treatment | Leaf (cm) | Root Length (cm) | Fresh Weight (g/Plant) | Dry Weight (g/Plant) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Width | Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | ||
L1 | 5.4 z b y | 3.3 a | 8.6 b | 1.5 c | 0.3 b | 0.42 c | 0.05 c |
L2 | 5.6 b | 3.3 a | 9.2 b | 1.9 bc | 0.4 b | 0.62 b | 0.08 ab |
L3 | 5.7 b | 3.4 a | 10.0 a | 2.6 a | 0.6 a | 0.85 a | 0.12 a |
L4 | 6.4 a | 3.7 a | 10.2 a | 2.1 b | 0.3 b | 0.64 b | 0.07 bc |
L5 | 5.3 b | 3.3 a | 9.1 b | 1.1 d | 0.2 b | 0.32 c | 0.04 c |
Treatment | SPAD (Value) | Photosynthesis (µmol·CO2·m−2·s−1) | Conductance (mol·H2O·m−2·s−1) | Transpiration (mol·H2O·m−2·s−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
L1 | 32.6 z b y | 8.55 ab | 0.18 a | 3.12 a |
L2 | 34.9 ab | 9.17 a | 0.16 a | 2.79 a |
L3 | 37.9 a | 9.88 a | 0.16 a | 2.67 a |
L4 | 32.8 b | 7.54 b | 0.17 a | 2.87 a |
L5 | 30.9 b | 4.24 c | 0.20 a | 3.23 a |
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Choi, K.Y.; Shawon, M.R.A.; Kim, J.K.; Yoon, Y.J.; Park, S.J.; Na, J.K. Effect of White LED Light on the Growth of Apple Seedlings in Controlled Environment System. Horticulturae 2022, 8, 692. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080692
Choi KY, Shawon MRA, Kim JK, Yoon YJ, Park SJ, Na JK. Effect of White LED Light on the Growth of Apple Seedlings in Controlled Environment System. Horticulturae. 2022; 8(8):692. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080692
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Ki Young, Md. Rayhan Ahmed Shawon, Jae Kyung Kim, Yeo Joong Yoon, Soo Jeong Park, and Jong Kuk Na. 2022. "Effect of White LED Light on the Growth of Apple Seedlings in Controlled Environment System" Horticulturae 8, no. 8: 692. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080692