Effects of light quality on growth and development of cucumber seedlings in controlled environment
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Keywords: blue light, chlorophyll, cucumber seedlings, controlled environment, gas exchange, green light, light-emitting diode, red light
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20171003.2299
Citation: Song J X, Meng Q W, Du W F, He D X. Effects of light quality on growth and development of cucumber seedlings in controlled environment. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2017; 10(3): 312–318.
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