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Utilization of potatoes for life support systems. II - The effects of temperature under 24-h and 12-h photoperiodsThe effects of temperature and the photoperiod length on the growth and tuberization of Norland potatoes were investigated for two photoperiods, 12-h and 24-hr at 400 micromol/sq m per sec PPF, and at temperatures of 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28 C. It was found that stem length increased with increasing temperature under both photoperiods. The highest tuber yield was obtained at 16 C under the 24-hr photoperiod and at 20 C under the 12-hr photoperiod (i.e., increasing the photoperiod from 12 to 24 hrs effectively decreases the optimal temperature for tuber formation). Little or no tuber formation occurred at 28 C under either photoperiod.
Document ID
19920065772
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wheeler, Raymond M.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Steffen, Kenneth L.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Tibbitts, Theodore W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Palta, Jiwan P.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: American Potato Journal
Volume: 63
ISSN: 0003-0589
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
92A48396
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC2-136
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC2-301
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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