Light quality for plant growth: Excellent in new phytotron

Zscheile, F; Drever, H; Houston, B

Light quality for plant growth: Excellent in new phytotron

Authors

F. P. Zscheile
H. R. Drever
B. R. Houston

Authors Affiliations

F. P. Zscheile is Professor of Agronomy, University of California, Davis; H. R. Drever is Laboratory Technician II in Botany, U.C., Davis; B. R. Houston is Professor of Plant Pathology and Dean of the Graduate Division, U.C., Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 16(1):13-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v016n01p13. January 1962.

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Abstract

Excellent light quality for plant growth was attained in the new Davis campus phytotron (described in the November 1961 issue of California Agriculture) through the use of prismatic glass blocks to direct sunlight downward onto the growing benches—plus supplemental light when needed from photocell-controlled electric lamps. This article details preliminary experiments with plant growth in the large, early model phytotron, including comparisons with plant growth in conventional greenhouses.

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