Influence of the photoperiod on the oil percentage of sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.).

Authors

  • H. Kluijver
  • K.W. Smilde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v8i1.17658

Abstract

Sesame of the U.S. variety Early Russian was grown in a glasshouse in 1959 at maximum temperatures of 31-35 degrees C, minimum temperatures of 15-20 degrees C, and (a) 6, (b) 8, (c) 10, (d) 13 hr daylight, with (a) 0, 4, 7, 14, (b) 0, 2, 8, 12, (c) 0, 3, 6, 10 hr fluorescent supplementary light at 2000 ergs/sec/sq.cm. The percentage of oil in the seeds increased with increasing photoperiods in excess of 10 hr. Within photoperiods, those plants receiving the highest percentage of daylight produced seed containing most oil.-R.B. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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Published

1960-02-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (1960)

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