ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
Blue light
;
Conservation tillage
;
Reflected light
;
Seedling growth
;
Soil color
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary The quantity and spectral distribution (quality) of reflected light 10 cm above dry, wet and plant residue-covered soils were compared over black, brick-red, and gray-white soils. Photosynthetic photon flux density of reflected light ranged from about 4% of direct sunlight over bare, wet black soil to 21% over dry near-white soil. Plant residue on the soil surface increased the reflected light over the black soil and decreased it over the light-colored soils. The amount of reflected blue light was greatest over the whitest soil. When soil temperature differences were eliminated by insulation panels, stems of southern pea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] seedlings elongated less over white surfaces than over black surfaces.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02374954
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