Continuous and Intermittent Light at Night, Using Red and Blue LEDs to Suppress Basil Downy Mildew Sporulation

Lighting from red and blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is common for crop production in controlled environments. Continuous application of red or blue light at night has been shown to suppress sporulation by Peronospora belbahrii, the causal organism of basil downy mildew (DM), but the suppressing...

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Main Authors: Leora Radetsky, Jaimin S. Patel, Mark S. Rea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2020-02-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/4/article-p483.xml