Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 639: Using Light Quality for Growth Control of Cucumber Seedlings in Closed-Type Plant Production System Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050639 Authors: Jeong Lee Kim Kim Hwang Hwang During seedling production, growth control of seedlings is an important problem because the overgrowth of seedlings causes a decrease of seedling quality and has disadvantages after transplanting. In this study, we aim to evaluate the possibility of replacing chemical...
Sun May 17, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 638: Quality of Supplementary Morning Lighting (SML) During Propagation Period Affects Physiology, Stomatal Characteristics, and Growth of Strawberry Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050638 Authors: Hao Wei Chen Liu Jiangtao Hu Byoung Ryong Jeong Artificial light supplementation is widely used in modern agriculture. Due to their numerous advantages, light emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely used to effectively increase the yield or control the development...
Sat May 16, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 637: Effects of Drought and Salinity on Two Commercial Varieties of Lavandula angustifolia Mill Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050637 Authors: Szekely-Varga González-Orenga Cantor Jucan Boscaiu Vicente Global warming is not only affecting arid and semi-arid regions but also becoming a threat to agriculture in Central and Eastern European countries. The present study analyzes the responses to drought and salinity of two varieties of Lavandula angustifolia...
Sat May 16, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 636: Breaking Seed Dormancy during Dry Storage: A Useful Tool or Major Problem for Successful Restoration via Direct Seeding? Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050636 Authors: Carol C. Baskin Jerry M. Baskin To facilitate the restoration of disturbed vegetation, seeds of wild species are collected and held in dry storage, but often there is a shortage of seeds for this purpose. Thus, much research effort is expended to maximize the use of the available seeds and to...
Sat May 16, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 633: Flavonoid Compounds and Photosynthesis in Passiflora Plant Leaves under Varying Light Intensities Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050633 Authors: Yu-Wan Ni Kuan-Hung Lin Kai-Hsien Chen Chun-Wei Wu Yu-Sen Chang Functional constituents in the leaves of Passiflora plants contain antidepressant and antianxiety effects which are beneficial to human health and fitness. The objective of this study was to investigate leaf growth, physiological parameters, and...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 634: Expression of Gibberellin Metabolism Genes and Signalling Components in Dwarf Phenotype of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Plants Growing on Marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus) Rootstocks Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050634 Authors: Yuchan Zhou Steven J. R. Underhill Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a traditional staple tree crop throughout the tropics. The species is an evergreen tree 15–20 m; there are currently no size-controlling rootstocks within...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 635: Creating Predictive Weed Emergence Models Using Repeat Photography and Image Analysis Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050635 Authors: Reinhardt Piskackova Reberg-Horton Richardson Austin Jennings Leon Weed emergence models have the potential to be important tools for automating weed control actions; however, producing the necessary data (e.g., seedling counts) is time consuming and tedious. If similar weed emergence models could be created by...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
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