Schüssler, Hartmut
- Department of Crop Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Greenhouse nurseries struggle with increasing energy costs. An extended use of black-out screens for 18 hours per day in bedding plant production indicates the possibility to decrease energy costs in winter and early spring. Trials carried out with Calibrachoa hybr. ‘Red Million Bells’ and Scaevola saligna ‘Safir’ showed that plants treated with extreme short day (6h, ESD) became more compact and developed a higher number of lateral shoots. Plants of both species were exposed to ESD for a different number of weeks leading to the most compact plants in the treatment with the highest number of weeks in ESD. The more compact plants could be placed denser during the ESD-period (space saving) and ESD made it possible to time the bedding plants to a specific date. The number of floral shoots was significantly higher at anthesis. ESD is a potential tool for timing, growth regulation and energy saving for several pot and bedding plants
Published in
Acta Horticulturae
2006, volume: 711, pages: 297-300
Conference
Fifth International Symposium on Artificial Lighting in Horticulture
SLU Authors
Kosiba Held, Andrea
- Department of Crop Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Crop Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Horticulture
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/8205