Light treatments inhibit intumescence injury of tomato

(American Society for Horticultural Science) Effects of end-of-day far-red (EOD-FR) light and high blue photon flux (PF) ratio during the photoperiod on intumescence injury were examined for 'Beaufort' tomato seedlings. Experiments showed that high blue PF ratio during the photoperiod combined with a small dose of EOD-FR lighting could inhibit the problematic intumescence injury of tomato plants grown under LEDs without negatively influencing growth or morphology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news