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Thermoperiodicity of crop plants and strategies for climate control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. F. Markovskaya ,
M. I. Sysoyeva  and
V. A. Bezdenezhnykh
E. F. Markovskaya
Affiliation:
nstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Pushkinskaya 11, 185610, Petrozavodsk, Russia
M. I. Sysoyeva
Affiliation:
nstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Pushkinskaya 11, 185610, Petrozavodsk, Russia
V. A. Bezdenezhnykh
Affiliation:
nstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Pushkinskaya 11, 185610, Petrozavodsk, Russia
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Summary

A method for investigating the thermoperiodicity of crop plants is described. On the basis of our experimental results and published data, crop plants were assessed to establish whether they were thermoperiodic or not. Tomato and maize were classified as thermoperiodic species. Cucumber, beans, peas, oats and wheat were not thermoperiodic. Strategies for climate control based on the estimation of optimum temperature are proposed. These can be used to minimize energy consumption and, together with other environmental treatments, could optimize the yield of glasshouse crops.

Type
Crops and Soils
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 127 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 425 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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