Influence of the photoperiod on the oil percentage of sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.).
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https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v8i1.17658Abstract
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)Downloads
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1960-02-01
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