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Reduced UV-B in greenhouses decreases white clover response to enhance <tex>CO_{2}$</tex>
- Source :
- Environmental and experimental botany
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- The interaction between reduced UV-B radiation and elevated CO 2 on the growth, allocation and physiology of white clover ( Trifolium repens ) was studied in greenhouses of different UV-B transmittance (82 and 88% of ambient) with either ambient (371 ppm) or elevated (521 μmol mol −1 ) CO 2 concentration. The 88% UV-B levels in increased growth and flowering, indicating an important role for ambient UV-B levels in plant functioning and growth. High CO 2 increased growth significantly only under the 88% UV-B level. The interaction between UV-B and CO 2 effects on total biomass was significant. Allocation was affected significantly by both UV-B (increased root growth, increased flowering) and CO 2 (increased flowering, reduced stem weight). The results clearly indicate the importance of using UV-B transmittant greenhouse or open-top chamber when conducting CO 2 studies, or at least stating the reduction in UV-B within greenhouses.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00988472
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental and experimental botany
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0fbb57a52905ee2fcc1d40a6c12feaa6